Dr. Martin Luther King gave his iconic “I have a dream
speech” in Detroit at Cobo Hall (Cobo Arena) in front of 25,000 people who marched down Woodward Avenue. Two months later he gave
this speech at the Washington March in front of the Lincoln Memorial. But it was
Detroit where he tried it out.
“I have a dream . . . that one day here in Detroit Negroes
will be able to buy a house or rent a house anywhere their money will take
them.
the detroit speech:
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| public domain 6/18/63 Washington DC |
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"We want all of our rights! We want them here, and we want them now!" Great Martin Luther King, Jr.
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