Reaction to MLK speech

When this speech was wrote and then said aloud it was very powerful. For the time when blacks were being assalted and ridiculed for their color it was definetly something that needed to be said. I like how Martin luther King Jr. did not just point out the south for where these things were happening but he also pointed out that even in the north it still continued. I also liked how he mentioned to not turn to physical violence to demand these rights. Physical violence, in those days, was not something the police were going to tolerate and would probably just soon kill anyone who fought back. One thing that i dont agree with and i think that it still has a effect today is how he mentioned the police several times in the speech basically mocking them. I do understand for them days that the police were crooked and such but that might have had an effect on why alot of people these days still have a real bad distaste for police. The speech works because everyone could relate to this at the time. With all the racism going on and the injustices that followed this was something that did need to be said and taken serious. He did not just talk to blacks and whites in the speech but he talked to different religious groups that as well might have been feeling some discrimination. The speech is very inspiritional and has gone down in history as one of the greatest speechs ever said allowed. It has been put right along side the Gettysburg Address.