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Seven fast facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I have a dream’ speech in Detroit

1.) On June 23, 1963, the “Walk to Freedom” took place in Detroit, in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other dignitaries led 125,000 people down Woodward Avenue to a rally at Cobo Hall. 2.) One co-organizer, the Rev. Albert Cleage, was increasingly involved in black nationalism and originally wanted the march to be all-black. […]

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