"I Have a Dream" speech

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech 100 years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. King quoted the Declaration of Independence stating that all men should have the freedom of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He encouraged people to change their attitudes peacefully. King said he did not want African Americans to be victims of police brutality or segregation.   I believe he made a big difference in the way people judge others by making people more aware of racism.

          

            Martin Luther King also quoted the Declaration of Independence saying “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal”.  He didn’t want people to be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. He emphasized freedom when he read some of the words to This Land Is Your Land. Freedom is something we all take for granted.