Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963. In the speech, King envisioned a future where Black Americans would no longer face racial injustice and inequality, but would be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. He dreamed that one day, the sons of former slaves and slaveowners would be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. King called for urgent action to make real the promises of democracy and end racial injustice, stating that America had defaulted on its promise of life, liberty and justice for all its citizens.