Dr King Speech Outline

1045 Words5 Pages
Outline I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement Dr. King’s speech touches on ending segregation, giving satisfaction to all Americans, and shares the dream he sought out for the United States, by using ethos and pathos. II. Body Paragraph #1 A. Topic Sentence segregation B. Support 1 “The life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” C. Support 2 “The Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land” III. Body Paragraph #2 A. Topic Sentence satisfaction B. Support 1 “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred” C. Support 2 “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating ‘For Whites Only’.” Resemblance IV. Body Paragraph #3 A. Topic Sentence Kings Dream B. Support 1“I still have a dream. It is a dream…show more content…
Dr. King said, “I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream…we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." (Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream”) Dr. King’s dream was to have equality for all races, for all people treated fairly, and to build a sense of community with one another. Dr. King stated, “one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” (Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream”) Dr. King had a dream to unite all Americans instead of discriminating, judging, and separating them into racial groups. I Have a Dream, is an empowering speech to help end all segregation and ignorance based upon racial
Open Document