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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 calling for racial equality and an end to discrimination in the United States. In the speech, he references the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves 100 years prior but notes that 100 years later, black Americans still faced segregation and discrimination that crippled their lives. He dreams of a day when all people will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.