I have a dream speech is very powerful and says a lot. Martin Luther King Jr. was a troublemaker in the truest, best sense of the word. As is typically the case with his kind of troublemaking, we'll always be just on the cusp of deciding if we're actually ready to take him seriously. While "I Have a Dream" was indeed a powerful speech. Dr. King spoke words of truth that day that rightly called a nation to repent of the sin of racism and embrace a new day of equality. He got shot April 4th 1968 by assassination. The speech really inspired lots of people. He never gave up hope but his legacy is stilled spoke about till this day. The speech started August 28, 1963 this majestic, soul-inspiring address, originally given on August …show more content…
He was kind of hated for what he was trying to change in our country. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech still resonates with us because it eloquently widened visions of American democracy and freedom. Yet, it is often the only speech many Americans recall when they reflect on Dr. King's legacy. King had been drawing on material he used in the “I Have a Dream” speech in his other speeches and sermons for many years. The speech was a HUGE accomplishment even though there’s a little bit of racism today dr. king still helped a lot and made blacks and whites come together as a people. The speech was about race and American literature. King’s speech has become widely known as a masterpiece of rhetoric and argumentation. 50 years later poverty is more pronounced. Indeed, could King have anticipated the nation's changing demographics for as he also said in that 1963 speech. His 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. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. One of the greatest thrills of writing a book on the 20 most inspiring speeches of the 20th Century