50 Years After Martin Luther King, What's Your Dream?

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Dhiya Kuriakose
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50 Years After Martin Luther King, What's Your Dream?

Fifty years since the day Martin Luther King Jr. first spoke those now-famous, improvised words, "I have a dream," the world still holds onto its message.

NBC started the Twitter hashtag #DreamDay Friday. The network is curating tweets on a RebelMouse page, which also hosts videos from several big names, including the Dalai Lama and Bill Gates.

As the 50th anniversary of MLK's "I have a dream" speech approaches, we want to know: What's your dream? #DreamDay http://t.co/0sTJBjkfkK— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 23, 2013

We pulled some of the most compelling tweets to remember one of history's most prolific speeches:

HHDL speaks about his dream on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. #DreamDay http://t.co/l9dZfDAcyM— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) August 28, 2013

My dream? That we become a world where race, gender, and sexual orientation are irrelevant, and all that matters is heart. #dreamday— Rachel DeAlto (@RachelDeAlto) August 28, 2013

I have a Dream that one day society will not judge individuals with a criminal background but allow them to have a second chance. #DreamDay— Brenda (@brendafleming67) August 28, 2013

I have a dream that all children will have equal access to stellar public education #DreamDay— Erica Hill (@EricaRHill) August 23, 2013

"I have a dream that in this land of plenty, no one will be hungry", Martín Luther King #dreamday— Carlos Montero (@monterocnn) August 28, 2013

I have a dream that our country will be great again! #DreamDay— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2013

Of course people did use it as a chance to get witty.

"I look to a day when people will not be judged by their Klout, but by the content of their character" #DreamDay http://t.co/6SeBHNkp7T— Walkie Talkie (@WalkieTalkieBE) August 28, 2013

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