King's Speech By Martin Luther King, Jr.

In Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”, King asserts that the war in Vietnam is a “symptom” (7) of a much larger disease that affects the “American spirit” (7). The disease King mentions is causing destruction where ever it is found, and in the case of the Vietnam war, it has led to their oppression and the death of people. In the section, Strange Liberators, King states, “They move sadly and apathetically as we heard them off the land of their fathers into concentration camps where minimal social needs are rarely met. They know they must move or be destroyed by our bombs” (8). King believed that the disease was leading the United States to take drastic actions against the Vietnamese people. The U.S.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Leader During the Civil Rights Movement. Mr.King was also a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. He had 4 kids and a wife named Coretta Scott King. King was most important during the Civil Rights Movement. He was a very effective Civil Rights leader. He has many many speeches during his lifetime. His last words in public were I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!"

This speech took place on August 28, 1963 millions of citizens, children, law and policy makers attended while 250,000 watched on TV as a Baptist Preacher ,a Boston University Graduate Dr, Martin Luther King stood behind a podium. He established an immediate rapport with an ever changing audience and communicated on a meaningful level, by appealing to moral conscience of Americans standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He gave the rhetorical demands that racial justice no longer shall people be divided by race or religion. Although at the time it wasn't the case, it was a future vision that " all people are created equal" ( M.L.K.)

This speech was delivered on December 9, 1862 at the close of one of the bloodiest years and in the midst of one of the greatest turning points in American history The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation had been announced several months earlier, but the Proclamation would not come into effect for another month. American slavery was truly dying, leaving African-Americans in a period of uncertainty

The primary purpose of Dr. King’s eloquent and dramatically delivered speech is that of persuasion. King’s claim is the Negro people are still not free one hundred years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This warrant is supported by King’s effective emotional appeal to his African American audience. He supports this with the following: "but one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.” This is emotional because after one hundred years of oppression, the African American community has still not achieved their cultural and economic potential according to King. He is endeavoring to persuade his audience, fellow minorities and

Abraham Lincoln and his speech, “The Gettysburg Address” was a major and crucial dialogue in influencing the American people to end the Civil War. Lincoln inspired those to fight for the nation and stated how the people who’ve helped him try to attain his goal will be remembered. He dedicated his speech to the deceased and tried to use vocabulary that emphasized unity with the people of the North and

From 1954 to 1968 there was a Civil Rights movement changing African Americans rights in America. The civil right goals were to change the way blacks in America where treaded in schools, buses, bathrooms and other facility’s and to get equal rights from legislation. On January 14, 1963, Democratic Governor George Wallace was sworn in, giving his “Segregation” speech. In that same year on August 28 a man named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lead the march on Washington D.C giving the “I Have a Dream speech”. The two speeches given in 1963 coincided to the civil rights but the speeches differed in both opinion and message. To explain this in a more thorough explanation, the terms Kairos, Ethos, Logos and Pathos will be used to define each compare and contrast.

He does this by opening his speech with, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” He chose to open his speech by alluding to Abraham Lincoln, because he freed the Negros in the south and played a major role in abolishing slavery all together. In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln declares that all slaves located in states rebelling against the federal government during the Civil War shall be free. “Lincoln called the emancipation ‘a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion,’ (Blight 105). This action “slowly but surely transformed the scale and meaning of the Civil War… (101). He further establishes his credibility by quoting the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, two historical documents that guarantee all citizens of the United States of America equal rights and opportunities regardless of race. From the beginning of his speech to the end, King continuously repeats “we,” and by doing this he is allowing his audience to know that they must work together in the fight for equality because “things can and will be

In comparison, Dr. King had fittingly chosen to speak at the Lincoln Memorial, which commemorates the 16th president, who had freed the slaves and signed the Declaration of Independence. Dr. King states, “I have joined with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation” (archives.gov). In other words, Dr. King applauds the thousands that have united to draw renewed attention for the continued political enslavement that the black community has suffered. Although one hundred years passed since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Jim Crowe laws were still being practiced in the Southern States. The Negroes were obligated to live in black communities and associate only with their own color. Equally

Martin Luther King Jr. has had many sensational speeches. The successes presented in the two excerpts can be used as examples for success towards other speeches. In speeches ethos is used to reach out to the audience like Martin Luther King Jr. does. Professor Brown defines ethos as voice of credibility. Martin Luther King Jr. during his two excerpts uses pathos. Professor Brown defines pathos as passion, and narrative. In most speeches Martin Luther King Jr. uses logic, logos to addresses the audience into understanding the meanings. Professor Brown defines logos as logic. Logic is supported by science, induction and deduction.

I can’t remember the last time everyone treated each other equally.White,Black,Brown.We are all people.Today is the day that it changes.Its time to join together and stand strong.

I can still remember the way my father looked at me, with such gravity and solemness in his face as he placed a hand on my shoulder and nodded toward the Martin Luther King memorial happening on the news. “Without this man,” He spoke softly, “We wouldn’t be here. In this house. You wouldn't be able to go to school or read or have your dolls and Caleb couldn't have his legos. We wouldn't have anything.” My own face fell to match his then, finally understanding the severity before me. After all, life without dolls was no laughing matter.

Life is always easier when there is a way to find the answer. A cake is easier to bake with a recipe to follow, and a great speech needs a formula or list of aspects to include. Good morning Mrs Roche and students. For my presentation today I will explore a formula I have created that contains all the elements of a great speech. I produced this formula while I was studying some of the work of one of the best speakers and leaders of all time: Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was an American Baptist Minister, Activist, Humanitarian, and leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.

August 28th, 1963, 250,000 marchers stood in front of the Washington Monument to hear a message. A message from the leader of the civil rights leader whom many of the marchers have come to respect and follow. Marchers from all different backgrounds all supporting the civil rights and jobs for the African American community. Martin Luther King Jr. took the podium in front of these marchers and spoke a message that would inspire not just those present, but all of America to have a dream just like his. A dream in a country that has been stacking the cards against them for a couple hundred years. King took the podium and spoke of his dream, “… a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”” (King npg.). King’s speech resonated with thousands of African Americans and inspired them to dream his dream and start a movement that would lead them their civil rights.