He cemented his role as a national leader in March of 1963 with his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Sixty-plus years later, the speech remains a clarion call to what’s possible if we all work together. The March on Washington, protests in Birmingham and the Selma to Montgomery marches led to life-changing legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.