| 100% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Informal title of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 (4 wds.) |
| 42% | BIRMINGHAM | 10 | "Letter from ___ Jail,": widely published open letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 |
| 40% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TIME | 4 | Magazine that named Martin Luther King Jr. "Person of the Year" for 1963 |
| 39% | RFK | 3 | Deliverer of a noted speech upon the death of Martin Luther King Jr. (4/4/1968), in brief |
| 38% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2016 TV movie "All the Way" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SELMA | 5 | City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 |
| 37% | NOBEL | 5 | Peace Prize won by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 |
| 37% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | City where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and where his national memorial is located (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SELMAALABAMA | 12 | Starting city for three protest marches to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ODETTA | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr., called her the “Queen of American Folk Music” |
| 34% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 34% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 34% | DAYOFSERVICE | 12 | Title for the federal holiday that honors Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 34% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | He plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 34% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ___, "Pulp Fiction" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2011 stage production "Mountaintop" |
| 33% | YOBA | 4 | Malik ___, "New York Undercover" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2013 TV film "Betty & Coretta" |
| 33% | NATIONALMALL | 12 | Site of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial |
| 33% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 33% | ATLANTAGEORGIA | 14 | Birth city of Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RIOT | 4 | "Language of the unheard," per Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 33% | WASHINGTON | 10 | March on ___, one of the largest rallies for human rights where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 32% | IHAVEADREAMTHATONEDAYON | 23 | Part 1 of a prophecy by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 32% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ a dream..." (famous speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.) |
| 32% | RIGHTS | 6 | Cause championed by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 32% | TUTU | 4 | Desmond of South Africa, who received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize in Atlanta in 1986 |
| 31% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 31% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |