Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Analysis

Speech Analysis

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is a well known man. One of his most famous speeches is his "I have a dream..." speech. His intentions were to promote equal rights for every person of every race. The Emancipation Proclamation was put in effect on January 1, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Though this did not abolish slavery in America, it was almost completely ignored until December 1865. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality for each person and for each person to have equal rights.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr believed people all the same, despite your skin color, race, culture, demographic background, etc. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was 39 when he was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's cause for his speech "I have a dream.." was to achieve equal rights for every person. Though his speech did not achieve the goal, it's a big inspiration world wide presently. I believe it was a big step into getting equal rights.

Thousands of people were touched by Dr. Martin Luther Kings speech. I believe the target audience was more towards the community as a whole. He presented his speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where a whole lot of people of all kinds of backgrounds and lifestyles would be at one place. He was able to make a huge impact to the people who cared, and supported equal rights.

Though Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did not write his well known speech "I have a dream.." it had a large affect on America, and surely other places as well. His speech is very persuasive because he used his children as an example which really hit 'home' for some people/families; " I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." He was very repetitive in his speech. He repeated "I have a dream.." a lot, and as well as naming very racist states and calling them out on it; "Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair."

His speech was much more popular after he was assassinated and is now almost seen as a saint. Many people believe he was inspirational, and a whole lot of people look up to him. The speech was very persuasive and was able to get obtain people to help fight for their rights, they needed to be treated equally though no one wanted to get hurt or killed by getting what's rightfully theirs. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and as well as the Congressional Gold Medal