in August of 1963, but they are here now, and that will impact them for generations and generations," he said.
They weren't here physically there in 1963 or in D.C. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King will impact them the same way it did when he watched him deliver the speech 60 years ago. Below is a transcript of his celebrated 'I Have a Dream' speech, delivered on Aug.
King gave the speech that defined the aspiration for America," Duggan said.īlackmon brought children he mentors to see the statue. "Every family and the children of Detroit, every day they come to the city center, will be reminded that this was the place that Dr. King in Detroit and how powerful of a city that I discovered today in history," he said.ĭetroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the statue is a special moment for the city. "I was quite taken back by the importance of Dr. Watts says he didn't realize the significance of it being in Detroit until now.
He convinced the owner to donate it to the city for free. delivered his 17-minute I Have a Dream speechan oratorical masterpiece that changed Kings life, his movement, and the nation at large. The seven-foot-tall statue was created by sculptor Stan Watts. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr.
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