“Analysis of ‘I Have A Dream’” On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech entitled “I Have A Dream.” His politically charged words pertained to the oppression of African Americans and their present and future roll in society. This oration was essential to the Civil Rights Movement, in that without King’s compelling speech, his opinions of equality could not have reached the masses. Through his ingenious manipulation of language, King is able …showed first 75 words of 549 total…

…showed last 75 words of 549 total…believe in, something they could hold on to. King used words like: “… the tranquilizing drugs of gradualism,” “… the dark and desolate valley of segregation,” “ the sunlit path of racial injustice,” and “ the quicksands of racial injustice.” His words are so visual, and so captivating. Blacks and whites alike were looking at King not as a black man that day, but as a PERSON who touched the deep depths of their soul... a true American hero.