I Have A Dream By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The speech I picked is “I have a dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King (Art of Manliness, 2016). The speech depicts the courage of Dr. Martin Luther King who stood out for the freedom of the Negroes from racial injustice in America. Having read the speech, I really knew who Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was. To be sincere, I had never reading this speech “I have a dream.” But with this privilege I was able carry out more research about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so as to know him more.

I will like to add that personally, I learned the courage and integrity from the speech and life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I realized that it was courage that made him to stand out for in fighting for freedom and it was integrity that made him to get the support

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