I have a dream 班級 : 四英一 B 學號 :4000Z030 姓名 : 楊夢庭

前言 This article is about the speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.. For other uses, see I Have a Dream (disambiguation).Martin Luther King, Jr.I Have a Dream (disambiguation) Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering "I Have a Dream" at the 1963 Washington D.C. Civil Rights March.Martin Luther King, Jr. Washington D.C. Civil Rights March "I Have a Dream" 30-second sample from "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. Delivered to over 200,000 civil rights supporters,1 the speech was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll of scholars of public address.public speechMartin Luther King, Jr.racial equalitydiscriminationLincoln MemorialMarch on Washington for Jobs and FreedomAmerican Civil Rights Movement1American

Style Widely hailed as a masterpiece of rhetoric, King's speech resembles the style of a Baptist sermon (King himself was a Baptist minister). It appeals to such recognizable and widely respected sources as the Bible and invokes the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the United States Constitution.rhetoricsermonBibleDeclaration of IndependenceEmancipation ProclamationUnited States Constitution

Speech title and writing process The speech, known as "I Have a Dream Speech", has been shown to have had several versions, written at several different times.9 It has no single version draft, but is an amalgamation of several drafts, and was originally called "Normalcy, Never Again." Little of this, and another "Normalcy Speech," ends up in the final draft. A draft of "Normalcy, Never Again" is housed in the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr.9

Contemporary reception The speech was lauded in the days after the event, and was widely considered the high point of the March by contemporary observers.14 James Reston, writing for the New York Times, noted that the event "was better covered by television and the press than any event here since President Kennedy's inauguration," and opined that "it will be a long time before [Washington] forgets the melodious and melancholy voice of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. crying out his dreams to the multitude.14 James RestonNew York Times

Legacy The March on Washington put much more pressure on the Kennedy administration to advance civil rights legislation in Congress.19 The diaries of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., published posthumously in 2007, suggest that President Kennedy was concerned that if the march failed to attract large numbers of demonstrators, it might undermine his civil rights efforts.Kennedycivil rights19Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. In the wake of the speech and march, King was named Man of the Year by TIME magazine for 1963, and in 1964, he was the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.20 Man of the YearTIME magazine Nobel Peace Prize20