History 7 Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

(via Mental Floss) On August 28, 1963, under a sweltering sun, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to participate in an event formally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.  Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 17-minute “I Have a Dream” address was an oratorical masterpiece. Here are some facts about the inspired remarks that changed King’s life, his movement, and the nation at large.