His Struggle On Dec
21, 1956, King rode the first desegregated bus in Montgomery, Ala
His leadership of a black boycott drew national attention to the city's segregated facilities
In 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr
, center front, led a march in Alabama from Selma to the capital at Montgomery to petition for black voting rights in that state
“I Have A Dream” On Aug
28, 1963, King was the principal speaker at a giant civil rights march on Washington
His eloquent "I Have a Dream" address was the high point of the demonstration
I say to you today my friends - so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream
It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: