The Backgrounds Of Uplifting Speeches - 1844 Words

The Backgrounds of Uplifting Speeches Everyone can change a country, nation, and even the world and become an important part of history. Those who think and believe they can change a country, nation, and world are often the ones who do. Civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr., and human rights activist and an American Muslim, Malcolm X are two great examples of people who thought they could make a difference in the world, and eventually did. This two great activists wanted to change the status quo, but in different ways. Martin Luther King Jr. used peaceful protests to accomplish his goal; Malcolm X believed in meeting violence with violence. Both of this great leaders wanted to advocate that blacks are important and matter as†¦show more content†¦Instead of accepting King’ speech and condemning Malcolm’s, it is essential to dig deeper into what made them different but in many ways similar. Everyone knows or have heard of Martin Luther King’s speec h I Have a Dream. In King’s speech, he stated that America is unware of the problem of black injustice. The blacks have not been free for a long time, and that they refuse to believe that. He quoted the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal, which includes black men. Along with the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and the Bible were some of his inspiration behind his captivated speech that moved both blacks and whites. He vouched that there is debt in America’s bank, not the check, but the justice bank. The country is full of segregation and inequality, but no one realizes that. He addressed that this is the time to make justice available for all god’s children. King successfully expressed his opinions which emotionally affected his mixed audiences of blacks and whites. This speech was successful due King’s sensitive approach to his mixed audiences, ingenious use of style, and inspirational tone. He delivered his m essage with images that touched his audiences and at the same time gave them a glimpse of the future where blacks and whites live in harmony. â€Å"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners