I See The Land Speech By Martin Luther King Jr.

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Time and place in "I see the promised land," matters greatly as it forms the basis of this speech. Both events outside of those addressed directly in the speech, and those of which Martin Luther King Jr touched upon during this discourse provide this justification. Briefly, the time, or rather date this speech was presented on was the 3rd of April, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee in regards to the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his speech in hope that he could bring awareness of economic equality, social justice and ultimately aid in bringing forth racial equality. This speech alongside his Poor People’s campaign did just that. Within the speech many ideas are highlighted to aid in his conventionalised