Speech

King’s I Have A Dream

“I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King is recognized as one of the best speeches ever given. It was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on the 28^th of August in 1963 and more than 200,000 people witnessed the inspirational speech.

            The purpose of the speech was to encourage the enactment of change amongst the American people, and government, in relation to their improper views towards different races or ethnic groups in their society. In my opinion, this speech can be used in the classroom to promote unity among multiracial nation in Malaysia. It is mostly true that all people are created equal and it should be the case not only for now but for all time, not only in Malaysia but the entire human race.

           Unfortunately, he was assassinated at the age of 39 and his last speech was ‘I’ve Been To The Mountaintop’. His assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 100 cities.

            Compared to King’s dream, my dream seems selfish. My dreams are all about what I want and what I wish, related to my family and friends. The highness of spirit in what he fought for is the role model spirit to me, to us. 

This is the song that King requested a musician named Ben Branch to play in a meeting on the night he was killed.