Mlk and Frye

King was discriminated against being native. He experienced many conflicts just because of his ethnicity. This greatly impacted his past which may have lead him to writing stories about Native Indians.

One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.

He was able to oppose the system from the inside, proving that he was, in fact, a

Black people could not express themselves, have a better life, or have opportunities, same as white men. King had hit the nail on the head, no one could answer the question King was asking; Why is it that they, blacks and whites, kill and die side by side, but they do not have the same equality in society?

Imagine segregation in schools, restaurants, and marriage. Imagine never learning about certain people in history´s. Imagine not crossing paths with particular people. Segregation and racism had significant impact on society in the 1960’s. The races had different lifestyles. For example, in North Carolina men of different races were not allowed to serve in the same organization. African Americans and Caucasians were separated in nearly every public situation. As if separation wasn’t enough African Americans were tormented; usually nothing about was done to stop it. Eventually Civil Rights activists started to arise. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist that pushed Americans to strive for a better future. His deliberate reason to persuade American’s views was in hopes that one day men are looked at equally. King works the audience well. Nevertheless the audience demands change. This crowd is not only African Americans, it is all men, women of all races who fight for Civil Rights. In an electrifying manor King speaks to the crowd about obtaining equality in a passionate and respectful tone. Accordingly, with a passionate tone he incorporates the

While what King refers to throughout his speech creates an emotion that spreads through the crowd, he realized the power of words and their effect on people. He uses “horror,” “distrust,” and “brutality,” to represent what their past and present consisted of. “Glory,” “hope,” and “dream,” are used in his speech to show what their future would be like after that day. King starts of the speech retelling why the audience is there, fighting for their rights, and

King learned about racial inequality when two sons of a white neighborhood storekeeper stopped playing with him. Whether the father of the two didn’t want them to play with him or the two boys were influenced by the events around them is not known. Either way King knew this was wrong. His mother was never too subtle when she explained racial discrimination, but always reminded him that he was “as good as anyone”. King also experienced a similar problem when he was in high school. After winning first prize in a speech contest, he represented his school at a statewide competition. As he returned home to Atlanta he and his teacher were forced to give up their seats to white passengers and remained seat less for 90 miles. King said he had never been so angry in his life. In the future he would make the choice to return to the south and fight for what was right.

Henry Highland Garnet’s “Address to the Slaves of the United States” is acknowledged for the impact it has had historically due to the astounding rhetoric articulated in the piece.

“ I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have 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.” As we fast forward to 2017, people are still yearning for Dr. Kings Dream of living in a nation where people are not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I can imagine King’s childhood memory permanently bonding with a White friend during the colored segregation. The two are sharing a close relationship in spite of racial boundaries. It is surprising to see a coexistence between the two as they are oblivious to judging their difference to be together. Their youthful minds have not perceived each other to be divided by ethnicities. Every person would learn to accept any individual and share a trail of memories. There would be a neutral coexistence for African Americans and Whites to bond regardless of their differences.

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. 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." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. 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! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today, let freedom ring…And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men,

King envisaged the following developments in America for a better future for the Negroes. He felt that all men were created equal by God. In future the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners would sit at the table of brotherhood. There would be freedom and justice. Their children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of character. Similarly the boys and girls of whites would hold the hands of the boys and girls of Negroes.

I believe that some of Mr. King's dreams have been accomplished, but others still have a long way to go before they are achieved. If America is to be a great nation, every man, woman, black and white has to be free. Before this worldwide freedom can be achieved, respect between all races has to be reached.

King taught us a lot about peace and understanding, but he also has a lot to teach writers about rhetoric. Martin Luther King throughout his speech gave numerous examples that had human appeal in the form of ethos, pathos, and logos. As he delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial he analogizes Lincoln

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."(Martin Luther King Jr, 1963).