"But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check."

"We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

MLK cites the declaration many times in his speech in order to use this document as a way to prove that all Americans deserve the same rights no matter how they look.

MLK says, "we" a lot in his speech in order to make the audience feel that they are not in this movement alone and that as a whole they will push forward.

MLK shows his credibility through his knowledge and speech. He argues that though the proclamation of emancipation stating that all slaves were free though they were not given equal rights