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I Have A Dream

I have a dream

            Upon reading Dr. Martin Luther kings speech, "I have a dream" I was left                                 with a very optimistic feeling of hope. Kings speech was created in a times less and
      boundary less fashion. This speech was not just about African Americans and there
      hardships and struggles, but of human freedom and the pursuit of happiness and justice.
      This speech can empower people of all races and cultures because it speaks and demands
      in an outcry for the right to be happy.
                    In his speech King made it specific and detailed to list the many   ongoing
      problems and circumstances of those times. " I am not mindful that some of you have
      come her out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow
      jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your request for freedom left you                     battered   by storms persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality." (p.11).
      He clearly understood and endured there same struggles , he probably had the same fierce
      anger and hostility that African Americans were feeling. However, he made it clear that
      through physical violence and hostility ,nothing would get accomplished. King said in his
      speech " We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline."
                I believe that mentioning that in his speech was very important. It meant that he
      did not want African Americans lowering themselves to the levels of those who oppressed
      them. This was also very responsible on his part because his people hung on to every word
      and phrase from his mouth and he had a powerful ability to move people for better or for
      worse.