Main content
‘I Have a Dream’ speech by Martin Luther King (analysis - pt 2/2)
On 28 August 1963, Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to tell a vast crowd of his supporters about his dream of racial equality. Benjamin Zephaniah deconstructs Martin Luther King's famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, examining his use of contrasting pairs, biblical references, simple language and repetition.
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from Texts in Time: The Power of Speech
-
![]()
The power of speech making
Duration: 02:12
-
![]()
‘I Have a Dream’ by Benjamin Zephaniah (poem only)
Duration: 00:39
