Rhetorical Analysis Of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech

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During Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at the nation's capital on the white marbled steps of the Lincoln Memorial, his purpose was to let people know that African Americans refuses to be victims of persecution, segregation, discrimination and brutality. In paragraph 8, Dr. King stated "We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality." Dr. King made it clear that he wanted his children to grow up and be happy and content with whatever race their heart desired. He wanted his family fo suffer no more, he wanted his family to have peace instead of persecution. Dr. King wanted everyone in the entire nation to open their eyes and look how much harm people did to the African Americans. In