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    last.” This was a famous quote given by Martin Luther King Jr. when he was offended by racism and that different skin colored people were not treated the same, and that they did not have the same rights. On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his inspirational “I have a Dream” speech over at the Lincoln Memorial to stop to inspire other and many different African-Americans and to change the law of different rights due to your skin color. Martin Luther King Jr. became an American Baptist minister

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    Commentary on Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963) On August 28, 1963, nearly a quarter of million people arrived in the District of Columbia for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the midst of the days various events and speeches, one stood out: Martin Luther King, Jr’s speech “ I Have a Dream”. It is a political text in which he called for racial equality and an end to the discrimination. His oration eclipsed the remarks of all other speakers that day and it is

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    Civil Rights I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr was a speech given on August 28, 1963. The speech took place on Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. where thousands of blacks and whites joined together to listen. Martin Luther King, Jr stated his dreams of what America should be like, equal for all colored people, including blacks. African Americans should have civil rights equal to that of white men. The system is unfair, but African Americans want to believe that it is not. Even though many

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    Speeches come in all shapes and sizes, some good, some bad, some motivational and some inspirational. The one thing I can tell you there is always a few that will linger and stick around in your head. These speeches go through history as being remembered and studied for decades. A few that come to mind happen to be “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King, “Never give up…Don’t ever give up,” by Jimmy Valvano and “You’ve got to find what you love,” by Steve Jobs. Each and every one of these speeches

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    Martin Luther King – I have a dream The speech I am going to analyse is called “I have a dream”. The speech is written by Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. Martin Luther King wrote the speech on the occasion of the centenary of the Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation. The speech was not only written for the African-American population

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    He Had a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. King was the last person scheduled to speak, he went last because no one else wanted to. The other speakers figured that most of the news crews would head out before then but King didn’t care about the news crews, he just wanted to be heard by the people. His speech was scheduled to be four minutes, because the organizers of the The March on Washington

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    “I Have a Dream” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. (BrainyQuotes.com). Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man who made whites understand that blacks are needed to be treated the same, they are real people just like us. It makes me really sad do think of what they did to colored skinned people. Some of my cousins would not be alive without Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout this world I can see

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    “I have a dream…” This is the beginning of a speech called I have a dream, by Martin Luther King Junior. Martin Luther is a very respectable man and a good role model for young kids. This is because he supported equality for men and women of all colors, is a religious leader and a speaker who stood up for what he thought was right. For instance, Martin Luther King Jr. Supported equal rights and freedom. Firstly, he has been in the civil rights movement since the 1950s. Luther has made many impassioned

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    Promised On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech of the millennia which was considered a radical revolution towards freedom. Martin Luther King Jr, also referred to as King Jr., was a Baptist minister and activist who fought for the rights of African-American. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, America was on the brinks of collapsing towards a civil right war. Leaders were across the United States creating factions of people. However, King Jr. was not an ordinary leader

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    Life in Different Aspects For the majority of society, when reference is made about Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I Have a Dream…”, one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is the rights that all people obtain no matter their skin color. In this day and time, with racism still being an issue, there are problems being added to the plate that is already full from previous conditions. The world is constantly changing. New lessons are being taught, technology is advancing, and new stories are

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