Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: In front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., there is a plaque on a step to mark the spot where 50 years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., only 34 years old, stood and gazed out at an enormous crowd of 250,000 people, black and white, who had gathered as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The highlight of the day was King's eloquent I Have a Dream speech in which he articulated his hope and vision for equality in America. Martin Luther King, Jr. waves to throng from steps of Lincoln Memorial, Aug. 28, 1963 MUST CREDIT: COURTESY OF U.S. MARINES The peaceful demonstration marked a milestone in the U.S. civil rights movement and in King's difficult and dangerous journey that had taken him from his pulpit in Montgomery, Ala., to become the leader and symbol of the movement to end prejudice and discrimination against African-Americans in the southern U.S. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.