The difference between “I have a Dream” and “Glory and Hope”
Thouria Mahmoud
“I Have a Dream”
Kind uses repetitive words and
phrases, refers to the document
of Emancipation Proclamation
and uses lyrics from songs and
anthems
King has a dream that he is
promoting and that he wants to
make reality
Similar
“Glory and Hope”
Mandela made emotional
connections between the citizens
of South Africa and their land
Mandela says the dream is
already here
Both are highlighting injustices
and they wanted people to see
The occasion of King’s speech was
the “March on Washington for
Jobs & Freedom”
The occasion of the speech was
Mandela’s inauguration as the
first democratically elected
president and as the first black
South African president
The purpose of Madela’s speech
was to celebrate the current
achievement of having pure
democratic elections and
vanishing discrimination. At the
same time though, Mandela
foresees future difficulties like
poverty and insufficient jobs for
the citizens, and he asks the
people of South Africa to work
together and make sure the
worst doesn’t happen.
Nelson Mandela delivered his
speech in South Africa where he
was just elected president
The purpose of King’s speech was
to call for a non-violent fight
against racial injustice,
segregation and discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered
his speech in Washington D.C.
since the federal government is
located there
King’s audience were mostly
African American who are
negatively affected by racial
segregation and some white
supporter for that cause
King gave this speech as a political
activist not having any authority
King and his people still have not
witnessed antidiscrimination at
the time and King asks his people
not to forget the unfair treatment
so they can be provoked to act
with creativity against racial
injustice
They both reminded their
people the long road of
suffering they faced because of
discrimination
Mandela’s audience was an
international one including
leaders from other countries and
the multiracial South African
population
Mandela gave this speech as a
president who has authority
Mandela and his people
witnessed the birth of an antidiscriminated country and
Mandela asks his people to forget
those miseries and to forgive the
white minorities for them