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Now Is The Time In I Have A Dream Speech

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In August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr gave one of the most significant speeches in the 20th century titled “I Have A Dream.” His speech demanded justice for racial discrimination and for America to judge people not by skin colour but by their personality. People who are different and diverse should be treated by what they do and not by where they came from. King uses the phrase “Now is the time” 3 times in his speech. The repetition enforces the message of the speech that action should be taken soon because “the negro is still not free”. He uses phrases like “The life of a negro is still sadly crippled by the menace of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” This shows even though by law the black men were

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