Why The Speech Is Still Relevant Today.
Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about his dream, a dream that one day everyone will be equal and treat each other as such. He dreamed one day, his children would hold hands with other children as brothers and sisters. A dream that was promised to him 100 years ago in “The Constitution” and in the “Declaration of Independence” and yet didn’t progress yet. He wouldn’t give up until the dream was achieved. This well-known speech still applies today. Not only for African-Americans, but for women, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The speech is still relevant for the African-Americans today because they are still treated differently in the media and in criminal justice. In 1963, Dr. King talked about how he would not give up with saying “We will never be satisfied as long as the negro is the victim of the unspeakable …show more content…
King said he wants everyone to be equal, which can apply to different sexes as well. Women can use this speech as well, women have and still is coming from a long way to get equality from being mistreated and being called the “weaker” sex. Women didn’t get the right to vote until 1920, yet women still get treated like a maid and were restricted from working outside the house. During WWII, men were drafted into the war which left jobs open and women took over and worked until men came back and started working again. Some women decided to work again which was usual for that to happen. Women who work today still get mistreated. Females get taunted if they work at a “masculine” job like a welding shop or a laboratory. Also, females get paid less than men. Men and women can work at the same job and yet the male would get more money at the job. Lastly, females get discouraged from wanting to do higher positions. Women would try to achieve more and climb up the business ladder, but others would believe that women would let the hormones get into their head and do something melodramatic, which is
Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about his dream, a dream that one day everyone will be equal and treat each other as such. He dreamed one day, his children would hold hands with other children as brothers and sisters. A dream that was promised to him 100 years ago in “The Constitution” and in the “Declaration of Independence” and yet didn’t progress yet. He wouldn’t give up until the dream was achieved. This well-known speech still applies today. Not only for African-Americans, but for women, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The speech is still relevant for the African-Americans today because they are still treated differently in the media and in criminal justice. In 1963, Dr. King talked about how he would not give up with saying “We will never be satisfied as long as the negro is the victim of the unspeakable …show more content…
King said he wants everyone to be equal, which can apply to different sexes as well. Women can use this speech as well, women have and still is coming from a long way to get equality from being mistreated and being called the “weaker” sex. Women didn’t get the right to vote until 1920, yet women still get treated like a maid and were restricted from working outside the house. During WWII, men were drafted into the war which left jobs open and women took over and worked until men came back and started working again. Some women decided to work again which was usual for that to happen. Women who work today still get mistreated. Females get taunted if they work at a “masculine” job like a welding shop or a laboratory. Also, females get paid less than men. Men and women can work at the same job and yet the male would get more money at the job. Lastly, females get discouraged from wanting to do higher positions. Women would try to achieve more and climb up the business ladder, but others would believe that women would let the hormones get into their head and do something melodramatic, which is