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1964: "Bodies upon the gears" speech by American activist and a key member in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Mario Savio. 1965: The American Promise by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, urging the United States Congress to pass a voting rights act prohibiting discrimination in voting on account of race and color in wake of the Bloody Sunday.
In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was one of the most famous moments of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history. [3] [4]
The speech is a famous example of the use of emotionally charged rhetoric. [2] Comparisons have been drawn between this speech and political speeches throughout history in terms of the rhetorical devices employed to win over a crowd. [3] [4]
But August 28 was not the first time King had uttered the most famous four words from his remarks that day. He had spoken about his dream during speeches in Birmingham and Detroit earlier that ...
This is the version of the speech as it is widely known today and was reconstructed based on the recollections of elderly witnesses many decades later. A scholarly debate persists among colonial historians as to what extent Wirt or others invented parts of the speech including its famous closing words. [2] [3] [4]
While Lincoln's short address proved far and away the most historically notable that day, and is often held out an example of English public oratory, Everett's oration was slated to be the primary speech of the day. His now seldom read speech was 13,607 words in length, [15] and lasted two hours. [16]
The film Student of the Year mentioned the name of the speech as a clue in the treasure hunt game. The Let's Crack It song owned by Unacademy made its intro using the actual speech voice clips. In the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, the indie rock band, Parikrama (Band), released a single "One" in tribute, which sampled part of the speech
Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...