King's 'I Have A Dream' Speech

King's 'I Have A Dream' Speech

Dr. Martin Luther king delivered his popular and widely critiqued speech 'I Have Dream' on the 28th of March 1963. In the speech, he essentially synthesized parts of popular speeches that were made by other famous people. Apart from this, King also borrowed excerpts from famous sermons and used numerous biblical references (Reston, 1963). For example, he says in the speech, “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”, which is a reference from the bible. By making this reference, King meant to explain that justice ...