This excerpt from the Aug. 28, 1963, speech, given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the historic March on Washington, is taken from Time Warner's audio compilation of his speeches, "A Call to Conscience."

King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, and in 1964 received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.