I Have A Dream Speech By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in front of millions of citizens. Dr. King was a Baptist Preacher and spoke to all those gathered for the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. Since he was a preacher, he was familiar with speaking. I found his speech to be just as powerful as it was in 1963. It is one of the greatest speeches of all time. I can imagine being in Washington that day and the momentum that the listeners felt. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed everyone about the discrimination against black people which was the current social climate at that time. I am not sure how I would critique his speech had he been unknown as an iconic speaker.
King’s speech was structured and organized in a way that goes in depth with the problems of segregation and how we can solve them. He gives everyone a visual of the life of the Negro. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” He uses a lot of metaphorical phrases to highlight contrasting concepts. One example, “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds’” which signifies how America has overlooked the Negros. He uses a lot of repetition or …show more content…
He stood at a podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and faced the people as if speaking to each and every one of them. He chose to stand where the same President defeated the southern states over slavery. He said “in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” His delivery was clear because everyone was attentive and focused on what he had to say. He did his research and cited historical facts that got everyone’s attention. That included The Gettysburg Address and The Declaration of Independence. He also included scriptures from the Bible. The repetitive phrases also aided in emotionally moving his
King’s speech was structured and organized in a way that goes in depth with the problems of segregation and how we can solve them. He gives everyone a visual of the life of the Negro. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” He uses a lot of metaphorical phrases to highlight contrasting concepts. One example, “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds’” which signifies how America has overlooked the Negros. He uses a lot of repetition or …show more content…
He stood at a podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and faced the people as if speaking to each and every one of them. He chose to stand where the same President defeated the southern states over slavery. He said “in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” His delivery was clear because everyone was attentive and focused on what he had to say. He did his research and cited historical facts that got everyone’s attention. That included The Gettysburg Address and The Declaration of Independence. He also included scriptures from the Bible. The repetitive phrases also aided in emotionally moving his