Racism In Abraham Lincoln Vs. Martin Luther King Jr.

In contrast, the two speeches are very distinct from one another. Each one has their own specific details that are particular in their own way. For example, Abraham Lincoln presented his speech at the small town of Gettysburg where fifty-thousand brave men died. In his speech, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground." From reading carefully, the reader gathers that he chose to propose his speech at Gettysburg because he considered it holy ground where many men lost their lives. He felt that it wouldn't be right if he did not speak at the battlefield because it portrayed that we can't forget the brave men who fought here and need to continue the fight. Martin Luther King Jr., on the other hand, choose to …show more content…
Although it did cause many of the African Americans to join in the fight against segregation, it also evoked white Americans into destroying their dreams for no apparent reason. Their views on racism were extremely different due to the fact that Lincoln was white and only witnessed it while Martin Luther King Jr., being black, experienced the horrific effects of racism. During Lincoln's speech, he proclaimed that everyone should be equal and that's the cause for the war: that people aren't being treated fairly (Gettysburg Address, Lincoln). On the contrary, in Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, I Have a Dream, he announced, "I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers." He also exclaims, "I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and