You may not know the details of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s life, but it’s likely you are familiar with his words and famous speeches. Reverend King was a talented orator, so good that some of his speeches are now considered to be among the best, ever. What exactly makes his speeches memorable, moving, and resonant? We go line by line with a rhetoric expert.
Guest:
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas - Chair of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and co-editor of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Sermonic Power of Public Discourse
BONUS: Listen and read the transcripts of some of the speeches discussed on American Rhetoric:
