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Submitted by neworleans on March 2, 2007
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In 1950's America, the equality of man envisioned by the Declaration of Independence was far from a reality. People of color, blacks, Hispanics, Orientals, were discriminated against in many ways, both overt and covert. The 1950's were a turbulent time in America, when racial barriers began to come down due to Supreme Court decisions, like Brown v. Board of Education; and due to an increase in the activism of blacks, fighting for equal rights.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, was a driving force in the push for racial equality in the 1950's and the 1960's. In 1963, King and his staff focused on Birmingham, Alabama. They marched and protested non-violently, raising the ire of local officials who sicced water cannon and police dogs on the marchers, whose ranks included teenagers and children. The bad publicity and break-down of business forced the white leaders of Birmingham to concede to some anti-segregation demands.
Thrust into the national spotlight in Birmingham, where he was arrested and jailed, King organized a massive march on Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he evoked the name of Lincoln in his "I Have a Dream" speech, which is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The following is X Factor opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King's
"I Have A Dream Speech"
Use of support
The art of public speaking has the power to influence and also motivate. This is never more evident than the speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King. King's eloquent mastery of voice inflection and use of support were powerful in his famous I have a dream speech. One of the profound statements in the speech is when Dr King states "those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual", reflects...
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