On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech that moved and inspired America.

At a time when our country was plagued by racial injustice, Dr. King's visionary dream of equality and brotherhood helped light the way to a better future for millions of African Americans.  Now, more than thirty years later, his profound words can continue to lead us, like a beacon of light, closer to the realization of his dream.

Here in its entirety is one of the seminal speeches of the twentieth century.  Coretta Scott King has written a timely foreword, and fifteen Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Book artists have created beautiful, interpretive artwork.  A biography of Dr. King helps illuminate the Civil Rights Movement and the historic importance of the speech.

"Now is the time," said Dr. King.  This richly illustrated edition of his urgent message can renew our hope for a racially harmonious America.  And it will serve to remind us—young and old—that the dream must be kept alive.

From the dust jacket