English Literature

Almost five decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a dream speech at the Lincoln memorial in Washington. The speech is considered as the most famous speech of all time due to its strong message and the sour rhetoric King used in the speech. The speech electrified the whole of the United States and inspired the African Americans to fight for equality. Today, over forty years after the speech was delivered, it is significant to the lives of the Americans.

There are many speeches that were inspiring given by Martin Luther King Jr but I have a dream speech has remained significant to the lives of Americans for many years. The dream of American nation living according to the words its creed that all are equal is still verve in the American society. The speech is a source of inspiration to the people of America to treat each other indiscriminately irrespective of the individuals race, gender, nationality, religion or political affiliation.  

The speech hammers to the Americans the need for the all Americans to rise up and fight social injustices in the community. In his speech, King repeats the word dream severally instilling hope for a better future for the Americans. He also brings forward the need for all Americans, sons of slaves and slaves owners, to combine efforts towards attaining the American dream. He also brings forward the need for reconciliation as the oppressors and the oppressed would one day share a table of brotherhood. To drive home his point, American dream, he used examples such as Mississippians, which were much more affected by racial discrimination to show that despite the many challenges there is still hope.

In conclusion, Kings speech is still significant today in the lives of Americans many years after it was delivered. Some of the Kings dreams have been attained where racial discrimination has reduced significantly.