This reminds me of Sojourner Truth's "I ain't a Woman speech", as both speeches demanded equality an justice for all black men and women alike. |
Thursday, January 3, 2019
LAD/Blog #27: MLK, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr. starts his famous speech by comparing the current situation in America to the time where African Americans were not free (before the Emancipation Proclamation). He states that Black people are still being suppressed and that the current segregation/discrimination of Blacks at the time were not fair. Many racial barriers existed in America and MLK believed that it was time to stand against these barriers. He believed that discrimination and prejudice had gone on for way too long and its now time for true freedom for black people. The most famous part of his speech is when King talks about his hopes and dreams for the future where people of different skin color live together in harmony.
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