The Eternal Pursuit of Equality: Martin Luther Kings Prophetic Ive Been to the Mountaintop Speech

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Martin Luther King "I have been on the mountain tops." I have selected Martin Luther King speech on “I have been on the mountain tops” that martin gave on April 3rd, 1968. It was his last speech before he was assassinated. The reason for the speech was to advocate for equality in payments for the people of color, just as the whites. He wished to talk to his audience about the need for them to be valued and respected just like whites. The speech was directed for equality for all regardless of race/color. Freedom and equality proved a potential gear for his speech which his supporters viewed from a positive perspective, thus gathered in thousands irrespective of the restrictions that bound them to gather for Martin's speech. Martins’ speech advocated for freedom and equality for Memphis workers. Martin purposely gave out his speech to express his support for Memphis sanitation workers as they fought for better pay and