However, King did strategically plan when he gave the speech. In fact, the speech was given one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was singed into effect by Abraham Lincoln. By doing this, King argued that one hundred years have passed since African Americans were supposed to be free, but they still technically were not. Another way King used kairos was the physical location the speech was given at; the Lincoln Memorial. As stated before, Lincoln was the President who signed the proclamation into effect. These are some of the ways King subtly uses kairos to make his speech
However, King did strategically plan when he gave the speech. In fact, the speech was given one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was singed into effect by Abraham Lincoln. By doing this, King argued that one hundred years have passed since African Americans were supposed to be free, but they still technically were not. Another way King used kairos was the physical location the speech was given at; the Lincoln Memorial. As stated before, Lincoln was the President who signed the proclamation into effect. These are some of the ways King subtly uses kairos to make his speech