Martin Luther King, Jr. Has a Dream and Sojourner Truth is a Woman

In Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was comparatively similar to that of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. They both use repetition to captivate their audience. Can you tell what phrases they repeated in their speech? Hint: look at the title of their speech. Both speeches emphasize on their main point. Martin Luther King had a dream or a vision and Sojourner believed she was a woman who deserved to be treated like any other human being. They both use repetition as a linguistic device to thoroughly and affectively communicate their ideas that will ultimately push them towards change.
I think they both would support each other’s subject matter of their speeches. Both speeches are on the same topic, fighting for equal rights. Martin Luther King, Jr. is fighting for equality among race and wishes discrimination against race be overcome. Sojourner Truth is fighting for women’s rights. I think they both would support each other because the women's rights movement grew in large part out of the anti-slavery movement. In the end they are both fighting for equal rights whether the situation be women’s rights or the end of racial discrimination.
I think they would both respond to each other’s oratory style differently. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech has a different tone than Sojourners “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. Martin Luther King’s message cannot be expressed in the way Sojourners was. His speech was more calm and motivating through his choice of words. He had good grammar and spoke in a very confident yet humble tone. Sojourner’s speech was more direct and frank. She had horrible grammar and by the way she used her words you can tell it was more of an attack to men. She expressed her thoughts in a more harsh yet truthful way that was not very professional. Martin Luther King expressed his speech much differently and if he used the same tone as Sojourner did then his message would have come across much more differently. I think his speech would have caused much disturbance among the people. They way they both presented their speeches though were thoroughly effective. Sojourner stood up for women’s rights and was insensitive while giving her speech which made it much more affective. She was standing up for all women. On the other hand, Martin Luther King, Jr. was standing up for the black community who was already bitter about not having equal rights. African Americans looked up to Martin Luther King as a guide to help push for positive change. They did what he did, they were calm and patient. If Martin Luther expressed his speech like Sojourner did, then I think the black community would have reacted in a much more aggressive and forceful way. When delivering a message to your community or your audience, how you express what you are saying and your tone of voice really reflects how your audience is going to react. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sojourner Truth’s speeches truly reflect that.