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Rhetorical Analysis Of I Have A Dream Speech

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The speech we all heard on August 28, 1963 brought us together on that day and changed our whole perspective on one another. In Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream," the author uses his experiences to show humanity that we should all choose peace and be united, and have a voice of freedom to prove the importance of equality.

The devotees of civil rights, ‘When will you be satisfied?’ We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” Martin Luther King chose peace over war because, in the end, we all live around each other. Humans should not incriminate each other based on the skin color they were born with. For example, just because I am Hispanic does not prove me any different; I do not have to satisfy someone to show them we are alike. As he said, "One day we will live in a nation where we will not be judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character." I was born with rights, as were you, which should not be taken away from anyone. "There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, 'When will you be satisfied?' We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality." …show more content…

Freedom comes with a voice taking action without being threatened, having the power to speak up for ourselves and others. The quality of being free, not under someone's control, and not being treated as a slave is what humanity has the right to have under the United States. For example, I should have the right to speak up about what is right for this country to stop racism and become one. "A state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweating with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice." We will one day have the freedom to speak up and be

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