| 100% | ODETTA | 6 | She sang at the march where Martin Luther King Jr. made his "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 58% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | City where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and where his national memorial is located (2 wds.) |
| 57% | 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 |
| 45% | 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 |
| 43% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 43% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 38% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 37% | DREAM | 5 | "I Have a ___" (Martin Luther King, Jr. speech) |
| 36% | DREAM | 5 | “I Have a ___” (famed speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.) |
| 35% | DREAM | 5 | "I Have a ___" (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) |
| 34% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ a dream..." (famous speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.) |
| 33% | ODETTA | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr., called her the “Queen of American Folk Music” |
| 32% | RFK | 3 | Deliverer of a noted speech upon the death of Martin Luther King Jr. (4/4/1968), in brief |
| 31% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a dream": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 31% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ a dream ..." (quote by Martin Luther King Jr.) |
| 30% | DREAM | 5 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one |
| 30% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | U.S. President who signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday (2 wds.) |
| 29% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a Dream" (Martin Luther King speech): 2 wds. |
| 29% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 28% | MLK | 3 | He delivered the "I have a dream ..." speech: Abbr. |
| 28% | MLK | 3 | He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech: Abbr. |
| 28% | DRKING | 6 | Deliverer of the "I Have a Dream" speech, informally |
| 28% | SPEECH | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Give Us the Ballot,” for one |
| 28% | KINGSMENTION | 12 | Passing reference in the "I Have a Dream" speech? |
| 28% | TIME | 4 | Magazine that named Martin Luther King Jr. "Person of the Year" for 1963 |
| 27% | CIVIL | 5 | ___ rights movement (what Martin Luther King, Jr. was a part of) |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | Rev. who delivered the "I have a dream" speech |
| 27% | WESHALLOVERCOME | 15 | Civil-rights protest song sung at Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s funeral |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | "I Have a Dream" speech giver: Abbr. |
| 27% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |