I Have a Dream is a historic speech by Martin Luther King, leader of the Civil Rights Movement, delivered on August 28, 1963.
In the introduction, he emphasized that he and the audience were at the monument to Abraham Lincoln, who had signed a proclamation abolishing slavery a hundred years earlier, and that racial equality had already been included in the Declaration of Independence. He also made a reference to Gandhi warning against aggression and encouraging passive resistance tactics. In the next section, he outlined the history of black citizens and the differences arising from existing prejudices and racial segregation. Moreover, according to the teaching of the Baptists, he emphasized the optimistic faith in improving the situation by repeating the phrase I have a dream. He also referred to the events in the cities of that time and emphasized that the only chance to end the riots was to grant African Americans full civic rights.
ANSWERS SOON PLS! Analyze the elements of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech and discuss the elements that best express his stand on Civil Rights. In two paragraphs, be sure to discuss both Dr. King's stand on Civil Rights and the elements of the speech that best support his position.
