MLK's I Have a Dream speech relates to Obama's keynote speech in 2004 because both are important and great speeches in America's history and talk about prevalent problems of the day.
MLK's 'I Have a Dream' Speech Summary: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most well known and inspiring American speeches. He begins his speech by alluding to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and saying that even though the slaves are free, "one hundred years later, the Negro is still not free". He then explains that after 100 years, the situations of black people in America have not gotten to "equal" yet like they were supposed to. MLK Jr. then references the Declaration of Independence and proves that he rights of do not hold up for blacks. He argues that the nation must change and that Civil Rights must be given. He then repeats the famous line "I have a dream..." and effectively uses this pattern with heartfelt words that move the American public. One particularly important part is where he says the he has "a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character". He concludes this speech with a call for the blacks to be "Free at last!".
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