Rhetorical Analysis Of I 'Ve Been To The Mountaintop'

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"I've Been to the Mountaintop"? Was one of the most influential speech in united state history delivered by Martin Luther King Jr On April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, In his inspiring speech he talks about the unfortunate reality of society. He was able to deliver powerful messages of peace through the analogy and different similarities that people could easily relate to. The main emphasis of his speech was that African Americans should have equal rights and privileges as their white counterparts. Dr. King's unbelievable speaking ability and Gandhi type(nonviolence) persona has influenced the United States to celebrate differences in humanity. This speech also explains, how the King Jr is telling the government, and the people of the

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