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The NBA has a strong history of firsts when it comes to breaking down racial barriers and proverbial glass ceilings. In this spot, we explore the strides made within the NBA that not only embody Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, but the overall guiding principles of the Civil Rights movement. "NBA/MLK : Barrier Breakers" I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. Because I have a dream. That my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. We will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands. Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last. Charley Cooper: First Negro signed to play in the National Basketball Association by the Boston Celtics. Russell Makes History First Black Coach It's Official: Palmer First Woman Ref Jordan: owning team "dream come true" With the words "I am gay", Collins and NBA break barriers We Are One NBA Dream See All The Breakthroughs At NBA.com