"I Have a Dream" speech
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The "I Have a Dream" speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark 1963 address calling for racial equality and civil rights, delivered during the March on Washington and now regarded as one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights speech
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historical event → public speech → |
| aimedAt |
ending racial segregation in the United States
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securing civil and economic rights for African Americans → |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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| audienceSizeApproximate |
250000
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| author |
Martin Luther King Jr.
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| broadcastOn |
radio
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television → |
| city |
Washington, D.C.
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| country |
United States
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| date |
1963-08-28
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| event |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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| famousLine |
"Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
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"I have a dream" → "Let freedom ring" → |
| genre |
oratory
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political speech → |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
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Jim Crow segregation → |
| influenced |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 → |
| language |
English
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| legacy |
symbol of the civil rights movement
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touchstone for discussions of race in America → |
| moralFramework |
Christian ethics
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| movement |
American civil rights movement
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| philosophicalInfluence |
Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolence
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| place |
Lincoln Memorial
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| recognizedAs |
one of the greatest speeches in American history
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| recognizedBy |
United States National Recording Registry
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| referencesDocument |
Emancipation Proclamation
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United States Constitution → United States Declaration of Independence → |
| rhetoricalDevice |
biblical allusion
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metaphor → repetition → |
| speaker |
Martin Luther King Jr.
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| subjectOf |
academic studies
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numerous documentaries → |
| theme |
civil rights
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economic justice → end of segregation → nonviolence → racial equality → voting rights → |
| year |
1963
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mountain of Despair
("“I Have a Dream” speech")
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Stone of Hope → |
inspiredBy |
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Martin Luther King Jr.
("I Have a Dream speech")
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authorOf |
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
("I Have a Dream")
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Stone of Hope
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hasInscriptionFrom |
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
("I Have a Dream")
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hasSpeech |
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Symphony of Brotherhood
("I Have a Dream")
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incorporatesExcerptFrom |
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Lincoln Memorial
("Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech")
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notableEvent |
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
("Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech")
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notableFor |
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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notableWork |