Martin Luther King Jr. discusses the current state of African American inequality in this rare audio of a speech he gave at the New School in New York, City on February 6, 1964. He discusses how slavery and segregation made equality a challenge and comments on his hopes for the way the civil rights movement will even the playing field. He also compares the plight of inequality faced by both African Americans and the untouchable caste in India and explains how India began to atone for the years of oppression the lowest caste faced. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 with Martin Luther King Jr. Day being singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and first celebrated in 1986.

Former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford shares his favorite memory of meeting Martin Luther King Jr. and remembers discussing the inevitable assassination of such a prominent civil rights leader with his wife, Coretta Scott King. Wofford then explains what MLK Day means to him and how he thinks the holiday should celebrate King's goals of equality. He also recalls the fight it took to create the holiday in the first place, though it had support from many sides. It wasn't until the year 2000 that all 50 states celebrated MLK Day. The day was singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first celebrated in 1986 after Wofford and other politicians voiced their support.

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares her memories of King's lessons and remembers what it was like to be exposed to civil rights at a young age by being integrated into the New Orleans school system. She explains what the integration was like and discusses what Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to her. MLK Day was singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first celebrated in 1986.

Congressman and famous civil rights activist John Lewis tells the story of how he wrote a letter about racial discrimination to Martin Luther King Jr. and received not only a reply, but also round trip bus tickets to visit him in Montgomery to discuss the issue. Lewis' first person account describes his first meeting with MLK and shares his thoughts on the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated in the United States. MLK Day was singed into law as a Federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first celebrated in 1986.

Martin Luther King Jr. shares his reaction the day after his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech and comments on the success of the March on Washington. The famous speech occurred on August 28, 1963 and has become an iconic civil rights message.