Among them was Martin Luther King Jr. who after the Walk to Freedom March gave an impassioned speech. It was a precursor to his famous "I Have a Dream" speech given weeks later in Washington, D.C.

June 23, 1963, remains an important date in Detroit history. It is the date that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered for the first time the famous speech that would ring through the annals of time.

On June 23, 1963, 20 years after the deadly race riot that began on Belle Isle, an estimated 125,000 peaceful civil rights demonstrators participated in the Walk to Freedom led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other community leaders.

On June 23, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led 125,000 people in the Walk to Freedom down Woodward Avenue in Detroit. After the march that evening, he delivered a version of his "I Have a Dream" speech for the first time at Cobo Hall.

Jun 23, 2022 · Approximately 20,000 people participated in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Detroit Walk To Freedom on June 15, 2013, including Martin Luther King III, Detroit mayor Dave Bing, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton.

Dec 18, 2023 · The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is among America’s best-recognized civil rights activists. He delivered his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Dr. King first gave that speech in Detroit.

Jan 18, 2025 · 1. The Historic “Great March to Freedom” (June 23, 1963) • Dr. King led the “Great March to Freedom” in Detroit, one of U.S. history’s largest civil rights demonstrations. Over 125,000 people marched down Woodward Avenue in solidarity for racial justice and civil rights.

Jan 17, 2022 · Martin Luther King joins Detroit's Freedom March. During the critical era of the 1950s and '60s, King, who led the 250,000-strong March on Washington in 1963, and Malcolm X were colossal...

On June 23, 1963, Detroit hosted the largest Civil Rights March to date. Over 100,000 people peacefully marched down Woodward avenue. Dr. Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights leaders lead the march. The march made Detroit an exemplary city …

Jan 20, 2020 · On June 23, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. stood in Detroit and spoke about a dream. It was a fraught moment in the history of the American civil rights movement. Noted civil rights activist Medger Evers had been murdered by a white supremacist just days earlier.