Basketball Courts finder. The Basketball Jones. Justin Tinsley is a sportswriter who’s written for The Sports Fan Journal and The Smoking Section. 50 years ago this afternoon, perhaps America’s most recognizable speech and march took place in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream Speech” may or may not have been his finest oratory ever — his impassioned, yet physically taxing “mountaintop” speech given the day before his assassination hits home with the same intensity and forward thinking — however, what happened in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, became the focal point of a battle for equality still, in many ways, being fought today.
While King being in attendance is common knowledge, in close proximity was another titan of his own profession: Bill Russell, who stood just feet away from Martin. Ironically, the Celtics icon never figured the speech would be as revered as it is half a century later. Got 'Em Coach. Basketbawful. Bread City Basketball. Hoopism.com. BBALLBREAKDOWN » Focusing on the Lost Fundamentals That Make This Game Great. Chaîne de Ballislifedotcom. SLAM Magazine. Vintage NBA Videos.