Ep 28: "I have a dream" - A great speech analysed

The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike

LINKS IN THIS EPISODE
I have a dream speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs&t=4s
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John Lewis' speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFs1eTsokJg&t=7s

What is the greatest speech ever given? Chances are if you asked people that question, they would say the 1963 'I have a dream' speech by Martin Luther King Jnr.
But why was this speech so great?
In this deep dive episode, I explore the great speech by Martin Luther King at the Washington March for Jobs and Freedom, which attracted over 250,000 people. Listen as I discuss:

• why the 'I have a dream' speech was not actually called the 'I have a dream' speech
• Martin Luther King's real name
• the context, history, and background to the great speech
• what JFK thought of the speech
• how a woman sitting 15 feet away from Dr King changed the course of that day's history
• What John Lewis said in his own speech just before Dr King spoke

Enjoy

Chapter

1. Ep 28: "I have a dream" - A great speech analysed (00:00:00)

2. Let's dive in (00:03:37)

3. Background to the speech (00:05:37)

4. About Martin Luther King Jnr (00:14:10)

5. Writing the speech (00:19:58)

6. Part 1 of the speech (00:23:01)

7. Mahalia (00:46:34)

8. Part 2 of the speech - The dream (00:52:07)

9. Conclusion (01:05:14)