You Don’t Want To Be A Nigga: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech that Shook to Black America.

A fictional speech that is embedded in African Americans’ wicked history.

Dedrick Conway

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Introduction

Martin Luther King Jr. is considered one of the most influential black figures in American history for his political activism, which was characterized as radical tyranny. King’s commitment to changing the course of history and the lives of African Americans was a mission to prove through war that change is possible. A mission that he chose freedom over safety rather than his safety over freedom.

MLK’s Most Decorated Speeches

King’s political journey is highlighted through his determination and resilience primarily through political structure, context, and language. Of all King’s speeches the most memorable are I Have A Dream (1963), The Other America (1967), I’ve Been To The Mountain Top (1968), and Our God Is Marching On (1965). However, despite all the beatings, arrests, and criticisms of his approach to helping African Americans King soon realized it was not White America at all. It was Black America.

Martin Luther King Jr gracefully showed up to give a profound speech to who he referred to as his brothers and sisters. As King…

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Dedrick Conway
Dedrick Conway

Written by Dedrick Conway

Dedrick C. is a serial writer, literary artist, ghostwriter, and businessman who expresses his perspectives through evocative artistry. Top writer in Art!

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