Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech? A. At a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
B. At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
C. From a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama
D. On a bridge on the road to Selma, Alabama
The correct answer is B. At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. The Lincoln Memorial was chosen as the location to emphasize the call for racial equality and justice, connecting the struggle for civil rights to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, who had freed the slaves.