US Politics | How to find where Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech took place on Google Maps – exact coordinates revealed
CIVIL rights and equality for all were the central themes of Martin Luther King Jr's famous I Have A Dream speech. Since MLK Jr recited his fateful address, the area in which he delivered his historic manifesto has since been immortalized. 
GettyTourists can visit MLK Jr's I Have A Dream marker in Washington DC '/ ' Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his I Have A Dream speech? On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr and a crowd of civil rights activists led a crowd of supporters as they all marched in Washington DC. As the people marched on, they came to a halt at one of the city's most famous monuments the Lincoln Memorial. When MLK Jr and his crowd of activists reached their stop at the Lincoln Memorial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner went on to recite his noteworthy I Have A Dream speech. During his memorable proclamation, the civil rights leader stated: ...I have a dream today. Read More on MLK Jr 
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BADGE OF HONOR Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day and when is it? ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ...I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.... As MLK Jr rallied more supporters together, he added: ...I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. ...I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. most read in news PILLOW TALK The Mattress Firm conspiracy theory explained LAURENTIIS' LOVE LIFE Giada De Laurentiis & Shane Farley: A look at their dating timeline FINGER LICKIN' GOOD What you need to know about the very first KFC DREAM DESTINATION An inside look at where MLK Jr recited his historic I Have A Dream speech THINK TWICE Vitamin water's health effects revealed MAPPY DAYS How to get Google Maps street view on iPhones explained ...This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with.... The late figure recited: ...With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. ...With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. ...With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.... 
AFPIn 1963, MLK Jr and other civil rights activists led a crowd of supporters to Washington DC '/ ' 40 years later after MLK Jr's fateful commemoration, his legacy was immortalized at the location where he recited his I Have A Dream speech. On August 22, 2003, the late historical figure was honored with an engraving and marker on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. That Friday, the honorific recognition was unveiled at 4pm, which also happened to be the time when he gave the speech decades before. Tourists and visitors who would like to stand where MLK Jr delivered his I Have A Dream address can do so by searching the coordinates 38° 53′ 21″ N 77° 2′ 59″ W in Google Maps. Where did MLK Jr live? Born on January 15, 1929, most of MLK Jr's early life was centered in Atlanta, Georgia. The home where he was born is located at 501 Auburn Avenue and now serves as a history museum in his memory. His education and lessons in ministry brought him to Upland, Pennsylvania, and Boston, Massachusetts, before he and his wife Coretta Scott King settled down in Montgomery, Alabama. Years later, MLK Jr and his family relocated back to Atlanta. Where was MLK Jr assassinated? On April 4, 1968, MLK Jr was assassinated during his stay at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Read More on The US Sun 
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GettyTourists can visit MLK Jr's I Have A Dream marker in Washington DC '/ ' Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his I Have A Dream speech? On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr and a crowd of civil rights activists led a crowd of supporters as they all marched in Washington DC. As the people marched on, they came to a halt at one of the city's most famous monuments the Lincoln Memorial. When MLK Jr and his crowd of activists reached their stop at the Lincoln Memorial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner went on to recite his noteworthy I Have A Dream speech. During his memorable proclamation, the civil rights leader stated: ...I have a dream today. Read More on MLK Jr DREAMER MLK Jr quotes: What do they mean and how do they relate to riots in Minneapolis? BADGE OF HONOR Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day and when is it? ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ...I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.... As MLK Jr rallied more supporters together, he added: ...I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. ...I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. most read in news PILLOW TALK The Mattress Firm conspiracy theory explained LAURENTIIS' LOVE LIFE Giada De Laurentiis & Shane Farley: A look at their dating timeline FINGER LICKIN' GOOD What you need to know about the very first KFC DREAM DESTINATION An inside look at where MLK Jr recited his historic I Have A Dream speech THINK TWICE Vitamin water's health effects revealed MAPPY DAYS How to get Google Maps street view on iPhones explained ...This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with.... The late figure recited: ...With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. ...With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. ...With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.... AFPIn 1963, MLK Jr and other civil rights activists led a crowd of supporters to Washington DC '/ ' 40 years later after MLK Jr's fateful commemoration, his legacy was immortalized at the location where he recited his I Have A Dream speech. On August 22, 2003, the late historical figure was honored with an engraving and marker on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. That Friday, the honorific recognition was unveiled at 4pm, which also happened to be the time when he gave the speech decades before. Tourists and visitors who would like to stand where MLK Jr delivered his I Have A Dream address can do so by searching the coordinates 38° 53′ 21″ N 77° 2′ 59″ W in Google Maps. Where did MLK Jr live? Born on January 15, 1929, most of MLK Jr's early life was centered in Atlanta, Georgia. The home where he was born is located at 501 Auburn Avenue and now serves as a history museum in his memory. His education and lessons in ministry brought him to Upland, Pennsylvania, and Boston, Massachusetts, before he and his wife Coretta Scott King settled down in Montgomery, Alabama. Years later, MLK Jr and his family relocated back to Atlanta. Where was MLK Jr assassinated? On April 4, 1968, MLK Jr was assassinated during his stay at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Read More on The US Sun TRAPPED Kim is 'desperate' to finalize divorce from Kanye as he stalls court case again FRANK'S FORTUNE Inside American Pickers star's $6M fortune as he fights for life That Thursday, James Earl Ray shot the civil rights leader while he stood on the balcony outside of his room on the second floor. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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