This picture book with full page illustrations in the style of oil paintings recreates the events surrounding the 1963 March on Washington when the author's younger brother, Martin Luther King, made his famous 'I have a dream' speech. She describes the atmosphere of the day, the huge crowds, the role of other luminaries and her brother's meticulous preparation and impassioned delivery of what was to be seen as a landmark oration in the history of the civil rights movement.