On August 28, 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He started a speech that is now known by many as the "I have a dream" speech. Some of the most memorable parts of the speech include the following.
"I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice." and "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."