The conventional way of thinking of a powerful, famous, substantial, meaningful, and historical speech in the United States of America, is to associate it with “I Have A Dream”. A speech written and delivered by the Baptist minister and social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, from mid 1950’s until his death in 1968. As reported by “King speaks to March on Washington”(2010), the great and legendary Dr. King expressed his speech on August 28th, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington D.C. located where Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. Common sense would tell us, Dr. King was bright when he delivered his speech at the Lincoln Memorial,
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King did an extraordinary job with his speech, he was able to dialogue and express his thought, pain, suffering and hope without fighting and causing chaos. What made the audience believe what Dr. King was saying, and the importance of it was how he articulated his ideas, and how he reassured the people that someday change will happen. Dr. King spoke and communicated with descriptive words, making his speech feel real as he was envisioning the future, as if every word he spoke came to life. Kings speech was an intention to reflect on the civil abuse and experiences of those who were mistreated. Dr. King made sure everyone that heard his speech felt his pain, and his need for change. After Dr. King’s speech people’s vision changed in an extensive way. As a matter of fact, anyone who has attended school in the United States of America or lives in any of the 50 States has heard about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because we honor and celebrate a holiday in his name. On the subject of peoples reaction after the 1963 “ I Have A Dream” speech most of us will admit that Dr. King was a nonviolent civil activist. However, some of us still remain divided on the question of why, did he not retaliate with violence? Dr. King gained a lot of respect because he always made sure his protest and demonstration were violent free. He taught his followers that violence, was not the solution. His purpose was not to fight or cause chaos, but to lead the people to freedom and equality. He only wanted to change society for the better not the worse. Dr. King’s speech impacted a lot of people because the year after the 1963 speech, the civil rights movement reached its goal by passing the 24th Amendment. Pursuant to “King speaks to March on Washington” (2010), it put an end to the poll tax and stopped the barrier of poor African American voters in the South, also passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial
King did an extraordinary job with his speech, he was able to dialogue and express his thought, pain, suffering and hope without fighting and causing chaos. What made the audience believe what Dr. King was saying, and the importance of it was how he articulated his ideas, and how he reassured the people that someday change will happen. Dr. King spoke and communicated with descriptive words, making his speech feel real as he was envisioning the future, as if every word he spoke came to life. Kings speech was an intention to reflect on the civil abuse and experiences of those who were mistreated. Dr. King made sure everyone that heard his speech felt his pain, and his need for change. After Dr. King’s speech people’s vision changed in an extensive way. As a matter of fact, anyone who has attended school in the United States of America or lives in any of the 50 States has heard about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because we honor and celebrate a holiday in his name. On the subject of peoples reaction after the 1963 “ I Have A Dream” speech most of us will admit that Dr. King was a nonviolent civil activist. However, some of us still remain divided on the question of why, did he not retaliate with violence? Dr. King gained a lot of respect because he always made sure his protest and demonstration were violent free. He taught his followers that violence, was not the solution. His purpose was not to fight or cause chaos, but to lead the people to freedom and equality. He only wanted to change society for the better not the worse. Dr. King’s speech impacted a lot of people because the year after the 1963 speech, the civil rights movement reached its goal by passing the 24th Amendment. Pursuant to “King speaks to March on Washington” (2010), it put an end to the poll tax and stopped the barrier of poor African American voters in the South, also passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial