"I Have Dream Speech"
On August 28, 1963, the speech “I Have a Dream” was delivered to the public by American Civil Rights Movement activist Martin Luther King Jr. This speech was delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. He calls for an end to the racism in the United States towards African-American people.
The start of his speech referred to the “Emancipation Proclamation” which was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. It was a presidential proclamation that freed millions of slaves on January 1, 1863. Although it freed millions of slaves, Martin Luther King observes that: “one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free”. Throughout his speech, King talks about the treatment towards the Negros and that they needed a change. It was also part of the theme “I Have a Dream” where King describes his dreams of a freedom and equality rising and flourishing the country of slavery hatred. Executive editor Jon Ellis Meacham writes that “With a single phrase, Martin Luther King Jr. joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who’ve shaped modern America.” |
During the African-American civil rights movement, Rev. James Lawson invited Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, Tennessee. King was invited there to support a sanitation workers’ strike....
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