Famous Activists
Malcolm X Day
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
![Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March on Washington in 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March on Washington in 1963](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/mlk-gradient-gettyimages-517357504-1.jpg?crop=1xw:0.8888888888888888xh;center,top&resize=1200:*)
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Famous Speech Almost Didn’t Have the Phrase 'I Have a Dream'
After staying up until 4 a.m. to craft a speech he hoped would have the same impact as the Gettysburg Address, MLK went off-script for his most iconic words.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
Groundbreaking Women
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
Change Makers
![This is an image This is an image](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vidthumb/11083908-19d1-4537-8c9f-31e254fc5fab/11083908-19d1-4537-8c9f-31e254fc5fab_image.jpg?crop=1xw:0.888888888889xh;center,top&resize=1200:*)
Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography
In 1881, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. A political adviser and writer, Washington clashed with intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.
More Famous Activists
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below