Fight For Freedom
Christine McEntire
J. Abbott
English 110
Assignment #3- Final Draft
Rhetorical Analysis
Fight for Freedom
On August 28th, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial approximately 200,000 people gathered after the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” This is where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered one of the most rhetorically, inspiring speeches ever delivered. It was titled “I Have a Dream.” As a civil rights activist he gave speech not only to African-Americans but to all Americans so he could promote the idea of equality. He spoke about the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African-Americans that was taking place in our nation. In his first statement he said, “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” (King, Dr.Martin Luther. “I Have a Dream”. Washington D.C., 1963 paragraph 1). In this statement he has said what he was there to do. He is speaking out for freedom. This speech is one among few to demonstrate the freedom our nation was built upon. We are a nation of democracy and our nation was built on the fact that we have a right to “altar and institute new government.” (O’Conner, Karen. Essentials of American Government: Roots and Reforms, 2012 page 121). Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches and demonstrations would provoke a change in the minds and hearts of the American people. He stood up and inspired a nation into action with his words As King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he analogizes Lincoln in his speech, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.”(Paragraph .2.). By using the Lincoln Memorial it brought authority to the speech. Lincoln was a powerful and great president who gave power to the American people throughout the civil war. He gained the trust of America and established a new sense of freedom. One key attribute
J. Abbott
English 110
Assignment #3- Final Draft
Rhetorical Analysis
Fight for Freedom
On August 28th, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial approximately 200,000 people gathered after the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” This is where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered one of the most rhetorically, inspiring speeches ever delivered. It was titled “I Have a Dream.” As a civil rights activist he gave speech not only to African-Americans but to all Americans so he could promote the idea of equality. He spoke about the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African-Americans that was taking place in our nation. In his first statement he said, “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” (King, Dr.Martin Luther. “I Have a Dream”. Washington D.C., 1963 paragraph 1). In this statement he has said what he was there to do. He is speaking out for freedom. This speech is one among few to demonstrate the freedom our nation was built upon. We are a nation of democracy and our nation was built on the fact that we have a right to “altar and institute new government.” (O’Conner, Karen. Essentials of American Government: Roots and Reforms, 2012 page 121). Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches and demonstrations would provoke a change in the minds and hearts of the American people. He stood up and inspired a nation into action with his words As King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he analogizes Lincoln in his speech, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.”(Paragraph .2.). By using the Lincoln Memorial it brought authority to the speech. Lincoln was a powerful and great president who gave power to the American people throughout the civil war. He gained the trust of America and established a new sense of freedom. One key attribute