“I Have a Dream” – Critical Analysis Essay One of the greatest and most influential speeches given in history was on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. It was a speech given to uplift the hearts of tired and persecuted souls and to promote a change in the unfair social system of America. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on those steps to fight for all aspects of equality. His dream was to, one day, bring together all races and religions and have common fellowships as brothers and sisters. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech had one central premise; that there should be equality in every sense of life for any person without regarding their skin color, race, or religion. According to Dr. King, the only way to attain equality …show more content…
King also dreamed to see a world where social institutions, social services, and communities free from racial segregation and discrimination. As an illustration, he wanted the children of this nation, both black and white, to come together and learn under the same roof with equal education. Nobody chooses to be born black or to be born in a rich/poor family, so it isn’t fair to deny a child the access to the same education another child is able to have. Education is essential to an individual because it can help create that person’s identity. It can help one earn respect and recognition without showing partiality. Similarly, Dr. King didn’t want to see a social gap between the blacks and whites. He hoped for blacks to have the same opportunity at jobs and better homes as the whites. His desire was to see his people prosper and be at the level of respected whites. Because of the discrimination against blacks, riots and violent retaliations by the whites left the blacks’ homes damaged or even destroyed. Dr. King didn’t want his people to live in broken down homes or ghettos without any way for them to climb up from their social statuses. Moreover, he wanted the “separate but equal” stance on public facilities and transportations be gone. Segregation was not an option to Dr. King. With segregation comes superiority and inferiority. However, no person or race should feel superior or inferior to each other. God made everyone equally and there is no shift in that equality. Dr. King realized this truth and wanted to see a change in the social system of the United States. According to Dr. King, the United States can be a great nation only if all the people learn to live together in harmony and