In a way, he appropriated the texts to begin writing a new chapter in history, said Taj Frazier, an associate professor of communication at the University of Southern California. These historic documents come alive throughout the course of King's speech. "These political documents were forged so that we have a system of sustainability that outlined humanity, but also the political rights that have been given to all of God's children." "He's saying, 'Hey, this is the rhetoric upon which our country was founded,' Kennerson-Baty said.
"He's incorporating these other voices that are more or less unimpeachable." "He's appealing to the most sacred touchstones that there are in the United States," he told. King pulled phrases from the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation and even the song "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" to drive his points home, Miller said. In the speech, King incorporated quotations from patriotic and religious documents to put the struggle of racial inequality "in the context of the great principles of American history," said Keith Miller, an associate professor of English at Arizona State University, whose research focuses on the rhetoric and songs of the civil rights movement. "He had a masterful way of tugging at the head as well as the heart of those who wouldn't have been able to receive his messages."Īs one of the most shining examples of commanding rhetoric, ABC News delved into five reasons that made King's speech one of the most famous in history. King's speech is a masterpiece in rhetoric," Rosalind Kennerson-Baty, a full-time lecturer in the communication studies department at Baylor University told.
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