How Did The March On Washington I Have A Dream Speech
March on Washington
The March on Washington is a rally that included approximately 250,000 males and females. This rally took place in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. This march is famously known for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “ I have a dream speech” which prescribes social justices and equality. This March was organized by a group of civil rights leaders and religious organization whose main objective was equality in Jobs and freedom. (Hansan, 2010)
The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal but people of color were still treated unfairly even after slavery especially when it came to public housing, public education and jobs. African Americans tended to not get the same treatment as caucasian Americans and …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. In this speech, he envisioned the future of America in 1963. He said “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.” (King, 1963). He not only gave people optimism for a better future, but hope. Hope for a better life for their kids and grandkids. He kept hinting to people we never came this far to quit. He said “Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.” (King 1963) His speech reminded people that we should live up to the democratic principles the founding fathers established. “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." (King, …show more content…
The laws that the rally helped create changed the culture of America as a whole. While racial discrimination was not fully eradicated, it had not been admirable. In other words, political leaders, public figures, and anyone on tv could not publically say or imply anything prejudice or racist. It most importantly made racism socially proscribed. For instance, the norman lear sitcom in the early 1970’s, which bigoted whites. It was derided on a regular basis, it’s crazy what ten short years could
The March on Washington is a rally that included approximately 250,000 males and females. This rally took place in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. This march is famously known for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “ I have a dream speech” which prescribes social justices and equality. This March was organized by a group of civil rights leaders and religious organization whose main objective was equality in Jobs and freedom. (Hansan, 2010)
The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal but people of color were still treated unfairly even after slavery especially when it came to public housing, public education and jobs. African Americans tended to not get the same treatment as caucasian Americans and …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. In this speech, he envisioned the future of America in 1963. He said “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.” (King, 1963). He not only gave people optimism for a better future, but hope. Hope for a better life for their kids and grandkids. He kept hinting to people we never came this far to quit. He said “Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.” (King 1963) His speech reminded people that we should live up to the democratic principles the founding fathers established. “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." (King, …show more content…
The laws that the rally helped create changed the culture of America as a whole. While racial discrimination was not fully eradicated, it had not been admirable. In other words, political leaders, public figures, and anyone on tv could not publically say or imply anything prejudice or racist. It most importantly made racism socially proscribed. For instance, the norman lear sitcom in the early 1970’s, which bigoted whites. It was derided on a regular basis, it’s crazy what ten short years could