It is clearly seen by human rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that countless people value freedom of expression and thought, but most of all equality. Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martin Luther King Jr. gave an inspirational speech on the foot of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, covering the civil rights movement. Nelson Mandela, a member of the African National Congress Party and a well-known leader in the fight against apartheid, gave a speech to South African citizens, distinguished guests and people around the world on May 10, 1994, at his inauguration; concerning people to work together to build a nation based on justice. Both great speakers impacted the way people see others and their races. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela both use repetition in their speeches. In King's speech, “I Have A Dream”, he uses repetition when saying “I have a dream that one day down in Alabama- with its governor his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification” (272). King says “I have a dream” 11 times throughout his 17 minute long speech to inform others about what he believes. In Mandela’s speech,
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and Nelson Mandela used literary devices in their speeches is allusions. King uses allusions by saying, “Five score years ago a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (269). King uses “Five score years ago…” as a reference to the Gettysburg Address. Mentioning how Lincoln fought for Negroes gives King appeal in his argument. This inspired people to fight against segregation, it made people realise that respected historical figures fought for rights in past years. Nelson Mandela does not use allusions in his
and Nelson Mandela used literary devices in their speeches is allusions. King uses allusions by saying, “Five score years ago a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (269). King uses “Five score years ago…” as a reference to the Gettysburg Address. Mentioning how Lincoln fought for Negroes gives King appeal in his argument. This inspired people to fight against segregation, it made people realise that respected historical figures fought for rights in past years. Nelson Mandela does not use allusions in his