Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1963, King helped plan the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.  This was the largest protest for human rights in United States history. On August 28, 1963, about 250,000 people marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial.  Then they listened to civil rights leaders speak. King was the last speaker.  His speech, called "I Have a Dream," became one of history's most famous civil rights speeches.  King talked about his dream that one day, white and black people would be equal.