The "Integrative" Rhetoric of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech

Mark T. Vail

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Rhetoric and Communication Studies Race, History, and American Society Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech exhibits an "integrative" rhetorical style that mirrors and maintains King's call for a racially integrated America. Employing the theoretical concepts of voice merging, dynamic spectacle, and the prophetic voice, this essay examines how text and context converge to form a rhetorical moment consonant with the goals of the speech, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the nonviolent direct-action civil rights movement.

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