delivered on august 28th, 1963, he delivered part of that speech. i've been to that hall a few times, and he inspired the people there, and so hundreds and thousands of the people who had heard him in detroit made it to washington. her father was was a strong supporter of dr. king. and aretha herself was a supporter of the movement. she raised money for the student nonviolent committee. for dr. king. the last time i saw her with dr. king was in atlanta at the hayat regency hotel at a southern christian leadership conference. she performed and she kept singing. she wouldn't stop, and she got happy and just kept singing.