Monday 19 Jan was Martin Luther King day. He was one of the most important figures in the fight for equal civil rights for black people in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. King, a baptist minister, led a famous march on the capital Washington DC in 1963 where he made his “I Have a Dream” speech - an impassioned call for human justice that helped earn him a reputation as one of the greatest orators of modern times.
You can take a look at this video of the whole speech here.
King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. This was the last speech he made shortly before dying.
King's work is particularly relevant given that this week Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first black president of the United States.
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