What’s Happening This Week There is much more to explore in our
calendar. Find other important events in literary history,
authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, each with related
lessons and resources. Looking for age-appropriate book
recommendations, author interviews, and fun activity ideas?
Check out our podcasts. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered
his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. |Grades||7 – 12| |Calendar
Activity Type||Historical Figure & Event| A crowd of more than
200,000 people assembled at Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963,
for the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom"—though most
of us think of it as the date that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. The speech was the
culminating event of a day of singing, talking, and political
activism. One of the projects that Dr. King's "I Have a Dream"
speech has inspired is the "I Have a Dream" Foundation, a
nonprofit organization that provides tutoring and mentoring to
children from low-income areas. Have