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

On August 28, 1963, the civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his influential “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. He addresses issues such as racial inequality and oppression, which were important issues not only back then, but also, unfortunately, in today’s world. In the speech, Dr. King uses metaphors, allusions, and repetition to call for the end of racism and segregation. The founding fathers promised that everyone should be equal, because everyone has been endowed with unalienable rights, including “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Unfortunately, the United States has failed to keep its promise of guaranteeing equality under the law. Dr. King compares the government’s blunder to bouncing a check;