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=Martin Luther King's Dream today, on the 50th Anniversary of his I Have a Dream Speech=

Wednesday, August 28th is the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous I Have a Dream speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Now, in Washington, there is a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King that symbolizes his speech, and expands upon it by quoting from his many other speeches, and letters on many causes relating to equality and fairness.

This past weekend many events in Washington and in the media commemorated the movement and the moment. We will follow up on our trip to D.C.

//**The biggest question being asked however is, "What would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. think of America today"? Has his dream been realized? Is his dream the American dream? What has been gained in 50 years? What has changed? What hasn't changed? Has anything been lost?**//

//**How does America 2013 compare with America 1963 in terms of civil rights, equality, opportunity ?**//

Post your thoughts from now through Labor Day.

__**DISCUSSION EXTENDED ONE WEEK.**__ The Annenberg Speak Out website has just made this a national discussion topic for students. You can visit their discussion board here:

I Have a Dream at 50- What are Civil Rights Issues today?

Read their background as well as student postings. Add your thoughts to their discussion, and copy them to this discussion for double credit. Be sure to note on the Harmon page that you also posted to the National Discussion. Annenberg also proofreads all postings before approving them, so your post won't appear online immediately.

See Resources / Martin Luther King Day for more on this topic.