I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH EVALUATION
Introduction
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an electrifying speech from steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King’s speech conveyed the message that all people were created equal and that the blacks and whites should be treated equally during that particular time and in future. The speech can be described as poem delivered masterfully in the form of an improvised sermon, and it remains iconic even today and many scholars and philosophers agree that “I Have a Dream” is one of the best political speeches in the twentieth century (Sundquist, 2009). Today, I will be evaluating iconic speech, which is still familiar to many generations in America.
Body
In the speech “I Have a Dream”, Martin Luther demanded racial justice and an integrated society where the Blacks and Whites could co-exist harmoniously and be treated as equals. King emotionally portrays a picture the nightmare of racial injustice and calls for an urgent respond to the issue. King’s speech was a pure prophesy of hope and faith for the black people and the entire nation at a time when hope was needed the most. King insisted that the revolutionary rights would be truly America’s foundational skills if they were shared equally by all Americans. He was quoted saying “ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal (King, 1968)”. I am always fascinated by King’s emotional and intellectual treatise on the plight of the black people. His magnetism, mastery of the spoken word, and sincerity are qualities I greatly admire.
Conclusion
I have evaluated the speech of Martin Luther King Jnr., and I think the speech remains iconic to many scholars, philosophers, activists, and the entire America. In conclusion, we should all emulate King’s courage and visionary idealism and support the King’s dream by promoting racial justice and equality.
References
King, M. L. (1968). I have a dream. Negro History Bulletin, 31(5), 16.
Sundquist, E. J. (2009). King’s dream. Yale University Press.