King says, “This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. King refers to America’s past, he transitions into the present and inspires people to take action. Kings time and the ideals on which the country was founded upon.Īfter Dr. Once again this shows the irony of the beliefs during Dr. He points out how it stated that all men were created equal and that means black Americans are equal to white Americans. Immediately after he alludes to another American document, the Declaration of Independence. Through this he points out the irony of America and begins to develop his argument on why black Americans deserve equality. King points out how after 100 years Blacks still do not have the freedom that they deserve. Right from the beginning Martin Luther King brings you back to the beginning of America when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, which freed all slaves and gave hope to the former slaves of America. King directly states what the problem in America is in the quote. In his speech he says: “But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.” Dr. King’s main goal was to end all problems between the different races of Americans, especially Black versus White. Ever since slavery ended black Americans did not have the rights that they, which would be the point of Martin Luther King giving his inspirational speech.
He was even arrested a few months before his speech during one of his anti-segregation protests, but he continued to fight for civil rights. At the time of his speech there was a vast amount of controversy facing civil rights. One key quality of Martin Luther King is his bravery. Martin Luther King’s speech successfully brought up the issue of civil rights using many rhetorical strategies to a racially mixed audience who he viewed as equal, not different.
He brought up issues of society in a way that affected his entire audience emotionally and logically. He was cleverly able to rhetorically make his speech with the goal for Americans to understand and agree with him. As a civil rights activist he gave this speech to not only black Americans but to all Americans so that he could promote the idea of equality. King presented this speech to the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” group. On August 28 th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr presented one of the most rhetorically inspiring speeches ever delivered.
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