Martin Luther King, Jr., a young Baptist minister, rose to prominence in the 1950s as a spiritual leader of the burgeoning civil rights movement and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SLCC). READ MORE: 7 Things You May Not Know About MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Civil Rights Movement Before the Speech The eloquent speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes to depict the struggles of African Americans before closing with an improvised riff on his dreams of equality.
before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. The “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. Mahalia Jackson Prompts MLK: 'Tell 'em About the Dream, Martin'.Civil Rights Movement Before the Speech.
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