FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WPTA) – 61 years ago Wednesday, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and today a local pastor is making sure we don’t forget that day.
The MLk Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne is one of the many ways the city honors the doctor’s work. Just a few blocks away, his most famous speech was given exactly 61 years ago.
The speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC.
On that day, Dr. King spoke to an estimated 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial. In his speech, he called for civil and economic rights for all and an end to racism. The speech is considered a defining moment in the civil rights movement and one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
On Wednesday, Reverend Bill McGill read the address amid the Pillars of Hope on Main Street. He said we still have a long way to go to realize Dr. King’s dream.
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