Learn about the political and social backdrop to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous 'I Have A Dream' speech, the rhetorical devices that helped its message resonate, and its powerful effect on the broader Civil Rights Movement.

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Learn about the political and social backdrop to Martin Luther King, Jr.&#8217;s famous &#8216;I Have A Dream&#8217; speech, the rhetorical devices that helped its message resonate, and its powerful effect on the broader Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech

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