Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes
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Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes
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Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes
After thorough research of all the listed speakers and their speeches, my final choice fell between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King. However, I decided to go with Dr. King since I could identify with him more. My decision was due to his emphasis on the freedom of human beings from all races rather than a single race. Certainly, from his ‘I have a dream’ speech, Martin Luther King portrayed an honest and absolute love for humanity. As a person, he not only strived to fight for the African-American civil rights but also their freedom and right to experience equal treatment as their white-American counterparts. When I evaluate his work, I agree with his views and beliefs that all human beings should receive judgment only from their character substance instead of their skin color (King, 2004). In agreement with Anderson (2015), all Dr. King wanted was a perfect America where justice, equality, individualism, and communal celebration are prioritized. Owing to these qualities, I saw Dr. Martin Luther King as a viable leader to research on because I think he has the ability to command nations and individuals towards political freedom, emancipation, and economic success. I managed to both watch and read Dr. King’s speech several times due to the passion and intensity at which he lays down his beliefs. Through his voice, one is able to gather how important the concept of freedom and equality is to him and the greater America. Additionally, one is able to pick up Dr. King’s dedicated and sincere love for America and its occupants. Therefore, this proves that he was more intent in ensuring that African Americans enjoy a life that lacks discrimination by voicing out their concerns to the larger American community.
In the speech, it is apparent that the African American individuals struggling to fight for their civil rights serve as the in-group. These individuals desired to experience humane treatment and enjoy similar rights to those bestowed on the white-American individuals. Accordingly, Dr. King saw it as his duty to inform the government on this inequality and discrimination without employing violence. Furthermore, he wanted to indicate the amount of anger that African-Americans have concerning the issue suggesting that it was time for the oppression era to conclude. However, Dr. King managed to enforce love attributes into this in-group...