Martin Luther King Jr's Speech I Have A Dream Speech

In 1963, a great man delivered a monumental speech, which would be recorded in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of the United States of America. The man was Martin Luther King Jr. The speech was titled I have a dream. This speech was given on August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C., during the March on Washington. Overall this speech was immaculate. It was free of error and free of any logical fallacies. It was a well-rounded and extremely inspiring speech, which addressed the opposition with boldness, honor, and gravity.

First, he spoke with boldness and inspired me to speak with boldness. His attention getter was, “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration

addressed the issue of inequality in our nation with gravity. He asserted, “We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating ‘for whites only.’ We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” (332). In no way did he treat this as a light-hearted issue. In no way did he allude to the idea that everything would be ok if they simply were given the right to stay in a motel with White Americans. No, Martin Luther King Jr. treated this as an extremely grave matter, which would in no way be resolved until Blacks had the same rights as

I am one who likes to just overlook issues and not address them head on and the way Martin Luther King Jr. addressed this issue boldly and honorably. It inspired me to not be afraid to address certain issues. Currently, I oversee the youth worship team and we recently had an issue with one of the members. His heart wasn’t in the right place. After reading the speech, I realized I needed to address the issue head on and not simply let it slide. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired me to speak with sincerity and gravity to him and address the heart