Analysis Of Dr. Martin Luther King's Speech

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Dr. Martin Luther King developed his arguments by giving examples of the past . He explained and discussed the crises that people faced . Their was an unfair situation . ''A young man struggles to rejust life .'' His famous speech became famous because of the freedom it bought to people . '' The call of memory , reaches us from the very dawn of history. He did an extreme change according to freedom . People believed in what was he was giving the speech about and his examples to it . His attitude encouraged many people . The speech ''I have a dream '' changed lives of some people that were treated unfairly .It was important for everyone hearing the speech to understand . Blacks and whites had to get to know each other. Thanks

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