King’s “Dream”: People discuss the state MLK’s Dream

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Five decades after his assassination, civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, remains an important and iconic figure on both the United States and globally.

Among his many speeches, he remains best known “I Have A Dream” address at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

With its message of hope, progress and change, King’s words continue to have an impact decades later.

CGTN asked people at the Lincoln Memorial how they felt about Dr. King’s Dream today, whether it had been deferred, denied or was coming to fruition.