In the year of 1963 on August 28th a pastor name Martin Luther King Jr marched with thousands of people across the city of Washington D.C. Where he arrived at the Lincoln Memorial and gave the greatest speech that went down in history called I Have a Dream. This speech was about how African Americans were not being treated fairly across the United States and that it had to be stopped. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully persuades his audience by using ethos, pathos, and logos by expressing his feelings towards the people that he has a dream that one day will come true.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an interesting character; being a pastor and having the voice of a pastor made him get tremendous amounts of followers that stood behind …show more content…
King talks through experience of what the White people have been doing to the Negros in the past and present. King as he is telling his speech to his audience, he says, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!” His audience knew this was true because they probably lost a loved one or a loved one is in jail because of the color of their skin. King’s reason is so powerful that it moved so many people, while he was saying his speech they were clapping and cheering for him as they knew that he was the right man to stand up with and make a difference. It was rough in the 20th century where it mattered of what color your skin was, if you were not a correct color it is possible that you were discriminated. King said enough was enough so he rallied his peers though his speech as he speaks the truth from his past and about the present. The audience enjoys this man of virtue as he explains that they finally found someone with a dream that can make a difference.
Finally, as well know King’s speech went down as the greatest speech in history as it made a difference in the world. His dream was so that all people would be free and not be judge by the color their skin. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully persuades his audience by using ethos, pathos,