During the time of 1963, Black people had been suffering in the hands of injustice for about two hundred years. Even after the Emancipation Proclamation many of them were frustrated and discouraged because of their social status. On August 28, 1963 one of the greatest and most prominent civil right’s speakers took the stage to address many supporters of the cause. On that day Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke the words "I Have a Dream" speech at …showed first 75 words of 1010 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1010 total…and equality." This speech undoubtedly falls under the classification of a rise-to-action genre. It follows the guidelines almost to a tee, and is very effective at communicating the intended messages. Dr. Martin Luther King, as is well known, is an excellent speaker, which even adds more to the actual textual content of the speech; but just reading the speech as it appears on the page is evidence that it definitely is one that moves people.