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Strom Thurmond

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his “I Have a Dream” speech

Today in History: August 28

Today in History: August 28: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech; Emmett Till was abducted from his uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi, following an accusation that he had whistled at a white woman; U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond from South Carolina embarked on the longest speaking filibuster in Senate history.

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