Rhetorical Analysis of “I Have a Dream” Well-known American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr, in his speech, “I Have a Dream”, addresses the lack of equality in America. King’s purpose is to stop racism, and to gain freedom and equal rights for all people of different races. He adopts a determined tone in order to persuade his following to continue peacefully fighting. Through his use of propaganda techniques, allusions, and other appeals, he influenced Americans to believe in his notion to create equality of all men. During the Civil Rights Movement, racism was a large issue within the United States, with the racism of African-Americans being the most
