Compare And Contrast The Gettysburg Address And I Have A...

Two Powerful Speeches â€Å"When we allow freedom to ring -when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children...will be able to join hands and sing†¦Ã¢â‚¬  This is the, slightly shortened, end quote of the famous I Have a Dream speech by. The Gettysburg address was a major turning point in American history for the topic of slavery. Martin Luther King Jrs I Have a Dream speech assisted in this Civil Rights movement. But, the question is, what all did they cause in our history? The reader is going to compare and contrast information from the two texts so the reader can compare and contrast these two honored speeches. So, by the end, the reader should†¦show more content†¦In the I Have a Dream speech it quotes â€Å"I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of â€Å"interpositi on† and â€Å"nullification† — one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. The reader can imply from this information that Martin Luther King, Jr. hopes that in the future racism is obliterated from this earth and never seen again. The former and latter both had an intended audience for their speeches. In the Gettysburg Address it states â€Å" Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war.† President Lincoln was telling this to the people of America if any nation can endure this civil war. The reader can imply from the information that the civil war is very harsh for a nation to endure. Furthermore, MLK,Jr. also had a great vision of America and had a targeted audience. In the I Have a Dream speech it quotes †Å"I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.† The reader can garner from this message that the latter was targeting the people of America as his audience. Both speeches were for the people of America and had a great message towards them. In theShow MoreRelatedAnalysis of I Have a Dream Speech1857 Words   |  8 Pagesâ€Å"I Have A Dream† Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that electrified a nation. 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