I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an African American known for his desire to make the world a better and equal place. He left an incredible legacy here in the United States. The “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 is one of history’s greatest demonstrations for freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with the intentions of helping the African American people have the same rights as the White people during the Civil Rights era. He made this speech in Washington D.C. because there was likely to be noticed by politicians and lawmakers. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I Have a Dream” brings forth a strong response from the American people, a definitive and determined approach to race equality, and it showed how dedicated he …show more content…
made this speech with the intentions of bringing equal rights into the nation without having a breakout of violence. Throughout the speech he made points about what the Bible says and what should be done about the inequality that was happening. He mentioned in his speech that, “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable Rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.) African Americans were being treated far different from how the Whites were being treated. For example, the African Americans would have to sit at the back of the bus and Whites got to sit in the …show more content…
He was set on helping the African Americans have a better life. He wanted his children to have an easier and finer life. He said in Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech, “I have a dream that my four little children will 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.” He is making a point that each person wants his or her children to have a simple life. “when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’” (Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.) All he wanted to do is achieve equality for all racist, creeds, and religions, thus making the nation a better
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an African American known for his desire to make the world a better and equal place. He left an incredible legacy here in the United States. The “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 is one of history’s greatest demonstrations for freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with the intentions of helping the African American people have the same rights as the White people during the Civil Rights era. He made this speech in Washington D.C. because there was likely to be noticed by politicians and lawmakers. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I Have a Dream” brings forth a strong response from the American people, a definitive and determined approach to race equality, and it showed how dedicated he …show more content…
made this speech with the intentions of bringing equal rights into the nation without having a breakout of violence. Throughout the speech he made points about what the Bible says and what should be done about the inequality that was happening. He mentioned in his speech that, “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable Rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.) African Americans were being treated far different from how the Whites were being treated. For example, the African Americans would have to sit at the back of the bus and Whites got to sit in the …show more content…
He was set on helping the African Americans have a better life. He wanted his children to have an easier and finer life. He said in Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech, “I have a dream that my four little children will 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.” He is making a point that each person wants his or her children to have a simple life. “when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!’” (Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.) All he wanted to do is achieve equality for all racist, creeds, and religions, thus making the nation a better