The Lincoln Memorial Address is a speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the speech, King calls for an end to racism in the United States and urges Americans to live up to the ideals of democracy and freedom. He also calls for an end to economic inequality and for civil rights legislation to be passed. King's speech is widely considered to be one of the most influential speeches of the 20th century and is remembered as a defining moment in the civil rights movement.
By Martin Luther King Jr. · First published 1963 · Genre: Speech, Non-Fiction, History