Happy New Year's side Dorables. When I was growing up, my family would listen to Dr. King's I

have a dream speech every year when it came on the radio on MLK Day. It's an iconic speech for a reason.

And last year, I actually got to see the copy Dr. King read from when it was on display at the

Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

So, in honor of this upcoming MLK Day, I thought I'd queue up our episode about how Dr. King crafted that speech,

from the first inklings of an idea to one of the most memorable moments in American history.

I hope you'll enjoy it.

Music I hope you'll enjoy it. Lizzie Peabody. Just 100 years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves,

200,000 people converge on the nation's capital to rally for civil rights.

On August 28, 1963, crowds of people poured onto the National Mall from every direction

for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

This black and white newsreel shows people dressed in crisp button-up shirts and ties,

women wearing long floral dresses.

It almost looks like they're going to church, a sea of people singing and carrying signs.

It's the height of the civil rights movement, and this is the largest demonstration yet.

In fact, it's the largest

demonstration in Washington's history at this point. From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,

activists, musicians, and civil rights leaders speak to the crowd.

The crowd assembled around the reflecting pool before the Lincoln Memorial occupies every

inch on the lawns and under the trees.

And there's a great swell of tears to welcome Martin Luther King to the speaker's podium,

a man who stands as a symbol of all they are fighting for.

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