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"I Have a Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King Jr. is the greatest speech ever read on social equality but is the most moving speech ever heard as well. The website I went to listed the words as well as the video of the speech. The speech discusses the inequality of African-Americans after the Emacipation Proclamation, and how rights should not be awarded "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." The speech goes on to discuss the racial predjudices that black people have faced and the trials that they have over come.
I personally love this speech more than any other speech in history. The "check of justice" is held in everyone's hand and should always be checked in time of unfairness. But you ask me, how does this deal with "voting rights" and I tell you that without people like MLKJ with thier ability to always search for the quest for an equal life then that is voting. Voting is expressing your opinion for a certain change and MLKJ achieved this without having to sign a voter registration form. He achieved his "vote" when the Civil Rights Act of 1965 was passed and allowed everyone the ability to vote. Martin Luther King Jr. voiced his opinion through words which eventually led him to the ability to cast a real vote. You can marvel at the words he uses, the analogies he throws in, and even his voice tone but words are only words until someone takes them to heart.
"Martin Luther King Speech." American Rhetoric. Web. 15 Apr 2010.
"I Have a Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King Jr. is the greatest speech ever read on social equality but is the most moving speech ever heard as well. The website I went to listed the words as well as the video of the speech. The speech discusses the inequality of African-Americans after the Emacipation Proclamation, and how rights should not be awarded "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." The speech goes on to discuss the racial predjudices that black people have faced and the trials that they have over come.
I personally love this speech more than any other speech in history. The "check of justice" is held in everyone's hand and should always be checked in time of unfairness. But you ask me, how does this deal with "voting rights" and I tell you that without people like MLKJ with thier ability to always search for the quest for an equal life then that is voting. Voting is expressing your opinion for a certain change and MLKJ achieved this without having to sign a voter registration form. He achieved his "vote" when the Civil Rights Act of 1965 was passed and allowed everyone the ability to vote. Martin Luther King Jr. voiced his opinion through words which eventually led him to the ability to cast a real vote. You can marvel at the words he uses, the analogies he throws in, and even his voice tone but words are only words until someone takes them to heart.
"Martin Luther King Speech." American Rhetoric. Web. 15 Apr 2010.
I agree. One of the best things written in American history
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