Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream Speech

“Tell Them about the Dream, Martin!” by Drew Hansen explains the improvisation of Martin Luther King Jr. made in after the March on Washington leading to the his “I Have a Dream” speech that captivated the world. The article informs the reader about the idea of a person using a powerful phrase to highlight his optimism of racial discrimination ending, and wanting equality for all.

Racism has always been a major problem in America. However, it was known to be the most problematic in the late 1950s. On August 28 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his infamous speech “I Have a Dream” to America. His dream highlighted the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that took place in this nation every single day. Dr. King inspired thousands despite the color of their skin, to take a stance against racism, with his powerful way with words. In his speech MLK efficaciously uses, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos by using allusions, developing credibility, in his speech to persuade all Americans to be aware of the problems with racism.

He had a dream. In August 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. electrified America with his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He stood as a proud black man, speaking of racial injustice and his dream of seeing American citizens come together as a united nation regardless of race and background. Today his speech is one of the most famous speeches in history. Although the speech was presented 54 years ago, it is still relevant today due to the racial discrimination that people have faced recently and are still facing today. Everyone is not treated fairly. African-Americans are treated especially poorly. The level of black youth poverty was higher in 2015 than it was in 1968. Another example of

Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was written and delivered on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and remains one of the most historically influential and world-changing speeches of all time. Fifty-two years later, this speech is considered to be one of the best persuasive speeches ever delivered. Dr. King is not only attempting to persuade his audience to understand the plight of minorities in the United States, but he is also attempting to encourage a nation to change for the betterment of mankind. Through the effective use of several literary elements, Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech prompted Caucasian Americans to look closer at the country 's dismal record of civil rights for black Americans and other minorities.

The United States had struggled with racism and segregation for many years before 1963. However, Martin Luther King Jr had a global goal to end racism and segregation. In the I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr, the speech was given on August 28th, 1963 in front of countless African Americans fighting for their right to freedom. Martin Luther King Jr’s argument utilizes diction, imagery, and similes to demand that America needs to change the social norms that have developed over time.

by the mid-20th century, Negros experienced inequality as a result of the color of their skin. They could not fully exercise their right to vote and faced daily abuse and lynching from some white folk. One man devoted himself to an idea, to change the nation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saw a nation in deep despair as it was infested with racism and segregation. He saw the country in need of fairness for all people, man, and woman, regardless of ethnicity. King envisioned a better America, one in which Negro and Caucasian men and women could live together in peace and tranquility. This foreshadowing of a nation was brought to light through a single speech that inspired its audience. King's speech "I Have a Dream" changed America forever. But in order to truly know how one would have to know who inspired him, what lead up to the speech, and how King's faith inspired his

Martin Luther King is known the best for fighting for civil rights. He gave his last speech in Memphis to help the sanitation workers to help him fight for rights and freedom. He empathizes his feeling to inspire his people to get what they should deserve like other race. His main purpose was to get the sanitation workers/his people to fight for what they deserve and their rights to be equal. In Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I have been on the mountaintop, he gave a speech to help inspire the sanitation workers to keep fighting for fair and equal treatment by using Anaphora, Allusion, and Metaphor. His last speech was given in Mason church on April 3, 1968. His Audience that he gave a speech to was the sanitation workers. More than One thousand three hundred sanitation workers are on strike. The larger occasion was the refusal of Memphis he sees that there was something is happening to the world, that he is trying to make it better. This is a reason why he gave his speech to encourage the audience to fight for their treatment and equal rights.

How would it feel if you were always picked last or made fun of for how you look? In the speech, “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., he stands up for all the black kids or darker skin kids who are not treated equally by society. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech on August 28, 1963 in Washington DC. The purpose of this speech is to influence awareness of how non-whites are treated. Most whites didn’t care what happened, but when King read his speech he used many rhetorical techniques such as alliteration, allusion, amplification, antithesis, metaphor, and parallelism. Martin Luther King Jr. was always a great speaker no matter how small or big the crowd, especially during this speech, where he was in front of millions of people just speaking his mind and how he feels. Martin Luther King Jr. has used a great deal of visualization to help his audience understand the importance of basic human rights for all races.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He had an older, sister Willie Christine King and a brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King. His original name was Michael Luther king Jr. until they went to Germany. His father changed both their names to Martin.

“On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality.” (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) This speech was for everyone; those who already wanted a change and to alert others of the change that was bound to come. It was not addressed to a specific race, group or ethnicity but to all the mankind and the future generations.

A famous speech I have heard and read was the Martin Luther King Jr. I have a dream speech. It will always be known as one of the greatest speeches to go down in history. The quote "I have a dream" was used several times in the speech. I believe it was effective because it ties to the desires shared by many Americans. It also was a quote that allowed listeners to visualize what it could be like if that dream was a reality.

In anticipation of the fifty-five-year anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Clifford decided to give a lecture on Catholic teaching and racial equality on November 6, 2017 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union at 7 pm. At the beginning of the lecture, Dr. Clifford told the audience including myself to fasten our seat belts because we were taking a trip back in time when Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights movement through sits in in restaurants, kneels in near the front of local churches, and peaceful marches to government buildings to demand for voters’ registration. His dream for an egalitarian America remains elusive because his words and efforts are very consistent with the founding principles of America

Exactly 52 years ago from today, a Civil Rights fighter, in the name of Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream” speech, on the steps of the famous Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered mostly because of his nonviolent protests, and giving his famous speech, in front of a ton of people. Dr. King’s speech consists of three main characteristics: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. These three characteristics make the perfect Martin Luther King speech. Many people in the modern world still believe that the “I have a Dream” speech is the one of the best speeches in history.

Martin Luther King, delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech for freedom on August 28, 1963. He presses for equal treatment and improved circumstances for black and stresses on a necessity of eradicating institutional racial inequalities. King demands the same justice and equality for black Americans that is promised to all citizens in the Declaration of Independence. He does not show hatred against whites, and he is against color discrimination and racial prejudice. King mentioned specific states in the South: Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina. Those were some of the most racist states back then. Also, King believes black men and black women must not let this one incident lead them to hate all people of different races

King had been drawing on material he used in the “I Have a Dream” speech in his other speeches and sermons for many years. The finale of King’s April 1957 address “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations,” envisioned a “new world,” quoted the song “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” and proclaimed that he had heard “a powerful orator say not so long ago, that… Freedom must ring from every mountain side…. Yes, let it ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado…. Let it ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let it ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let it ring from every mountain and hill of Alabama. From every mountainside, let freedom ring” (Papers 4:178─179). King borrowed this final segment from a speech that Archibald Carey, a minister, politician, and King family friend, delivered at the 8 July 1952 Republican National Convention. King capped the 1957 speech by paraphrasing lyrics from the spiritual Free at Last: “And when that happens we will be able to go out and sing a new song: ‘Free at last, free at last, great God almighty, I’m free at last’” (Papers 4:179).