Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Speech Analysis

Martin Luther King: I have a Dream

Discrimination is something still experienced today but in the past discrimination was experienced on a greater scale. People forced into free labor, who had to leave their families, and obey another person. These life changing situations were experienced because of one thing. The color of someone skins determined their life. Blacks were the targets of discrimination in the past. They were not allowed to own land, vote, go to certain places, sit down on buses, and make decisions for their selves. The blacks fought back demanding equal rights by protesting refusing to ride the buses or moving for a white person to sit. A man who help this movement toward equal rights was Martin Luther King Jr. King

He delivered his speech in a way that made everyone feel like they had a part to play. Out of the 250,000 people that were there, he addressed every one of them. Martin luther King had a plan to show that a group of people no matter the color, gender, or where he or she comes from a difference can be made. He knew his audience and made the audience feel connected to one another. Martin Luther King addressed whites and blacks in his speech. We rallied the two races together with his use of words. Martin Luther King says “the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today…(1963).” With this simple sentence King linked blacks and whites together with a call of action. The speech dose not just address people by race but also their hometowns. Martin Luther King talks to each state: New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Martin Luther King presented his speech to a verity of people, but with his word choice and knowledge of his audience made them feel

Without the events that led up to Martin Luther King’s speech equal rights may have still been a dream. Today’s people still relate to Martin Luther King’s dream. King dream was for equal rights the government promised. Many people still dream for equal opportunities and use King’s speech as inspiration. One of Martin Luther King’s dreams were for his children to” …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 (1963).” This dream is still true today. People no matter their color, gender, or age want to have equal chances. However, white men still have a greater chance of getting a job. Females are paid less for the same jobs. Also, the elderly experience ageism being forced into retirement. These people relete to the “I Have a Dream” speech in their own ways. Many people still reference Martin Luther King when standing up against discrimination and un equal treatment. Schools teach about the difference Martin Luther King made and encourage student to write down their dreams. My elementary school posted these dreams in the hallway. Martin Luther King’s speech encouraged so many people in the past, and still encourages people today even little fourth