“I Have A Dream” speech was delivered on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., by Martin Luther King, Jr. The speech reflected on the Emancipation Proclamation: a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It purported to change the federal legal status, which was complexed of crooked white supremacist; the proclamation was mean to remove more than three million African-American enslaved people in order for them to become apart of society as a equal human being. More importantly those enslaved in designated southern areas. The proclamation was meant to change those enslaved blacks from being a “slave” to being a “free” American. During the mid-20th century racism
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These groups strived for a massive change for the black community. Notable activist: Martin Luther King, Jr., of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known a SCLC, throughout the 1960s, helped furthered the knowledge of the civil rights movement. It is noted that throughout all the notions to end racism, mostly within southern states, Kings’ “I Have A Dream,” speech had the most impact. The speech provoked a bigger audience, propelling the audience to feel the sympathy of the black population. Additionally, the speech illustration of the mishaps that occurred; and the racial problems that occurred over the years, before and since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. This speech is very important, it served its purpose to its audience that it was trying to reach. It is no secret that this speech led King to his death. However it opened a door that blacks’ probably thought they would never see. This speech had a huge impact on its audience because it gave the African American community hope that someday there would be equality by uniting the two
These groups strived for a massive change for the black community. Notable activist: Martin Luther King, Jr., of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known a SCLC, throughout the 1960s, helped furthered the knowledge of the civil rights movement. It is noted that throughout all the notions to end racism, mostly within southern states, Kings’ “I Have A Dream,” speech had the most impact. The speech provoked a bigger audience, propelling the audience to feel the sympathy of the black population. Additionally, the speech illustration of the mishaps that occurred; and the racial problems that occurred over the years, before and since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. This speech is very important, it served its purpose to its audience that it was trying to reach. It is no secret that this speech led King to his death. However it opened a door that blacks’ probably thought they would never see. This speech had a huge impact on its audience because it gave the African American community hope that someday there would be equality by uniting the two