I feel we’ve all read or heard the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech several times throughout our lives. His choice to repeat the line “I have a dream” and other evocative phrases gives any audience a fire in their stomach. He consistently uses metaphors to further express his powerful ideas or otherwise emphasize his points. He challenged the government and suggests they failed their African American citizens. He inspired a movement so large it thrust America into a new age.

I found it compelling that he would so boldly go against the authorities. His choice to rebel against what he had been told throughout his youth has always been a heavy hitting sentiment to me. From the times of his adolescence to his last breath, Martin Luther King, Jr. made it his mission in life to be the change he wanted to see in America.

Another compelling moment was his bravery to use any language he needed to get his argument across. He held nothing back from his speech. His audacity and decorum in the use of, what at the time would have been, offensive language in a positive manner made his argument strong and heavy hitting.

My only question to ask the author would be his opinion on the state of America today. How would he feel and what would he have to say about the country we live in now?

I believe his purpose was to unite African American people under an idea that would compel others to make a stand. He wanted to light a fire under the seats of every single African American citizen living in the United States. He didn’t want to simply rile up a crowd, he wanted to give them a sense of purpose and pride in who they were.