I have a dream

Cultural  

1. A phrase from the most celebrated speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at a large rally in Washington, D.C., in 1963 to supporters of the civil rights movement. King stressed the importance of nonviolent resistance and vividly painted his vision of a better future for people of all colors in the United States.

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Example Sentences

The company says it is named after Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have a dream... and it's Kenny McLean.

From BBC

Sitting in front of my black-and-white television, the girls and I felt goose bumps all over us as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson sang an old Negro spiritual, “I Been Buked and I Been Scorned,” and we heard the words of what would come to be known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

From Literature

In eighth grade, Ponnet recited Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech for a class project.

From Los Angeles Times

Then came the re-creation of dead celebrities, including Tupac Shakur roaming the streets in Cuba, Hitler facing off with Michael Jackson, and remixes of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech — but calling for freeing the disgraced rapper Diddy.

From Los Angeles Times