; Whereas the March culminated in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, iconic I Have a Dream speech; Whereas in his I Have A Dream speech, Martin Luther King, Jr., called the March on Washington the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation ; Whereas Dr. King’s speech exhorted Americans to to make justice a reality for all of God’s children, and added that the whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges ; Whereas civil rights organizing led Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968; and Whereas the demands made by the March on Washington participants for decent housing, the right to vote, and a fair wage remain unfulfilled: Now, therefore, be it