On #ThisDayinHistory, 55 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr speaks to about 250,000 people attending the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The demonstrators came together from all walks of life to appeal for an end to racial segregation and discrimination. | HISTORY

On August 28th, 1963, approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. for one of the most important protests in human history. The purpose of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was to draw attention to the continuing challenges and inequalities faced by Black Americans and to advocate for their civil rights. Organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, the march is credited with helping to pass the

The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. It was also the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s now-iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. | HISTORY

"I Have a Dream" — Martin Luther King Jr. delivered during the ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,’ August 28, 1963. BIT.ly/3LTBotI — He called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. No doubt the most famous moment of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history. King was assassinated in a shooting five years later in Memphis, Tenn. — US National Archives #MLK #MLKDay #NationalHoliday #IHaveADreamSpeech | Joplin News Fi

In order to bring the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to life in virtual reality, TIME embarked on a three-year journey to virtualize Martin Luther King Jr. and his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Here’s a look behind the scenes. https://ti.me/33BNhhk | TIME