On Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech credited with galvanizing the civil rights movement.
As the 50th anniversary of the speech approaches, the Tampa Bay Times is looking for eyewitness recollections of that day from residents of the Tampa Bay area.
If you were in Washington, D.C., that day and heard the speech, please contact Andrew Meacham at ameacham@tampabay.com or (727) 892-2248; or Caitlin Johnston at cjohnston@tampabay.com, or (813) 661-2443.
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