The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike

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

October 12, 2020 Kolarele Sonaike Season 5 Episode 28
The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike
Ep 28: "I have a dream" - A great speech analysed
Show Notes Chapter Markers


LINKS IN THIS EPISODE

I have a dream speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs&t=4s
Book a coaching session with me  - https://www.greatspeech.co/get-started/
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

Let's dive in
Background to the speech
About Martin Luther King Jnr
Writing the speech
Part 1 of the speech
Mahalia
Part 2 of the speech - The dream
Conclusion