One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. I have a dream that showed them how messed up American history with race. The speech highlights how slow it was taking for change to be seen after the end of slavery. Persuasive techniques and appeals used in the speech Luther talked about having an America that was fair with equal opportunities for the black man. He talked about segregation, poverty, and the plight of African Americans. In his speech, he said that even after years of slavery, black people were not free. Martin was looking to show the American public the injustice of racial inequality and to convince them to stop discriminating based on color. The speech was delivered in Washington in front of 250000 people in a march to protest racial discrimination and encourage civil rights (Ling & Peter 3). Luther’s I have a dream speech that took its place as one of the greatest speeches in US history.
Medgar Evers, who had lost her husband by being slain by segregationists, union leader Walter Reuther. On this day, speeches were delivered from the likes of John Lewis, who was a civil rights activist. this was during a demonstration that was held to call for civil rights (Yonge 2). This speech was delivered in 1963 by martin Luther king Jr. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Analysis of Martin Luther’s speech, ‘I have a dream.’