On the steps of Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, a well-remembered leader Martin Luther King Jr., declaimed his views on human equality for African Americans at one of the largest civil rights movement in history. At this gathering, over 200,000 people stood before Mr. King in Washington, D.C. as he delivered his speech “I Have a Dream” to many Americans. He spoke his heart and elaborated on the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that was a nuisance in our nation. Once the speech began, Mr. King started off with a statement “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” This brave leader himself has already stated
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King’s use of Lincoln “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation,” he established trust and common ground with the audience. Lincoln was a powerful and great president who empowered the American people throughout the civil war. He gained the trust of America and established a new sense of freedom. Martin Luther King is invoking the authority of Lincoln and his view on civil rights. Additionally, Mr. King uses the Declaration of Independence to appeal to his audience by reinforcing “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unreliable Rights” of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” By Martin Luther King stating this, he used his knowledge of history to help influence his audience that things are not the way they should be and that Negros were being treated unfairly. Martin Luther King inspired his audience. “And so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream,” as King stated to ensure his credibility by recurrently using the word “we.” These examples helped King demonstrate his credibility having sympathy and …show more content…
Mr. King compared Negros and their rights to a bad check. “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’” King’s analogy uses logic as a form reasoning by appealing to the basic concept of money and the frustration of receiving a “bad check.” Mr. King also referred to the different behaviors and instances that proved Negros were not the same or equal to white men. Martin Luther King used phrases like “the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality,” “our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites Only,”” and “a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.” These are real life situations that King’s audience were able to relate to. His police brutality example still exist in today’s time. Martin Luther King appealed to the values and beliefs of his audience and easily proved that American is not fair and that Negros should not be satisfied with the way they were treated. Mr. King proved his point by using logic to show his audience how equality was not being exercised by the American
King’s use of Lincoln “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation,” he established trust and common ground with the audience. Lincoln was a powerful and great president who empowered the American people throughout the civil war. He gained the trust of America and established a new sense of freedom. Martin Luther King is invoking the authority of Lincoln and his view on civil rights. Additionally, Mr. King uses the Declaration of Independence to appeal to his audience by reinforcing “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unreliable Rights” of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” By Martin Luther King stating this, he used his knowledge of history to help influence his audience that things are not the way they should be and that Negros were being treated unfairly. Martin Luther King inspired his audience. “And so even though we faced the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream,” as King stated to ensure his credibility by recurrently using the word “we.” These examples helped King demonstrate his credibility having sympathy and …show more content…
Mr. King compared Negros and their rights to a bad check. “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’” King’s analogy uses logic as a form reasoning by appealing to the basic concept of money and the frustration of receiving a “bad check.” Mr. King also referred to the different behaviors and instances that proved Negros were not the same or equal to white men. Martin Luther King used phrases like “the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality,” “our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites Only,”” and “a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.” These are real life situations that King’s audience were able to relate to. His police brutality example still exist in today’s time. Martin Luther King appealed to the values and beliefs of his audience and easily proved that American is not fair and that Negros should not be satisfied with the way they were treated. Mr. King proved his point by using logic to show his audience how equality was not being exercised by the American