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Analysis Of Martin Luther King's Inaugural Speech

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I have chosen the “I have a dream August 28, 1963.” Presented by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the , “Inaugural Address January 14, 1963.” Presented by Governor George C. Wallace to compare because Martin is against segregation while George C. Wallace is for segregation. In the text of the speech, “I have a dream August 28, 1963.” Presented by Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin demonstrates how he is against segregation, by saying how one hundred years after Lincoln freed the slaves the colored are still not completely free, how the people of color will not be satisfied, and saying his dream to the public. On the other hand, the speech, “Inaugural Address January 14, 1963.” Presented by Governor George C. Wallace is on the side of segregation. He …show more content…

Martin demonstrates how he is against segregation, by saying how one hundred years after Lincoln freed the slaves the colored are still not completely free. In the text it states, “But one hundred years later, the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. So we’ve come here today to dramatize an appalling condition.” This quote demonstrates how Martin Luther King, Jr. was against Segregation. He even says “One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” On the other hand, Governor George C. Wallace points out how he is for segregation. In the text it states, “In the name of the greatest people that ever trod the earth, I draw a line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny . . .and I say . . segregation now . . . segregation tomorrow . . . segregation forever.” This quote proves how Governor George C. Wallace was on the side of segregation while Martin Luther King, Jr. was against …show more content…

it is shown from the text that Martin Luther King, Jr. wants to live in a place without segregation. In the text it states, “I say to you today, my friends, that even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its Creed: “ we hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the Red Hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of Brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of Injustice, sweltering with the heat of Oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racist, with its Governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right here in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every Valley

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