Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. first gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at Cobo Hall in June 1963.

Photo courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University.


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On this day in 1938...

A nationwide prayer service protesting Nazi persecution of religious minorites was held
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