What Was The Purpose Of I Have A Dream Speech

The “I have a dream” speech was a public speech that was performed by the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in an era where African American freedom was very thin. This Speech was spoken by Dr. King almost 40 plus years ago, in August of the year 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The main purpose of the “I have a dream speech was to convey the message to the people of justice, equality and peace among the violent of the civil rights era. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a social activist who led the civil rights movement beginning in the mid- 1950s. Dr. King was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia. The tone of the speech was like a warning of all sorts to all those that have yet to realize the growing and unrest regarding the civil rights.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a huge impact
A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 16”. When Dr. King presented his speech, his intended audience was African American citizens (Adults, Kids) who were being treated poorly because the color of their skin. His other audience was White American who where against the segregation of African American and Whites. The speech by Dr. King gave a message of hope and the promise of freedom and equality to African Americans. “Now is the time to rise from dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice” Dr. King Quoted inference to a demand that African Americans have equality. Dr. Martin Luther king also wanted The “I have a dream” speech to help Whites and blacks accept change in a non- violent yet very efficient manner. The genre of this speech was very much narrative and argumentative from the view point of Dr. Kings personal thoughts. In the year of 1963 Martin Luther King wanted to stand before everyone to let them know the problem that the United States is facing. In the time frame of the speech he stated how he has witnessed the horrible crimes of African Americans being beaten, rape, and thrown in jail for