But I'm not concerned about that now. Note that this is not a comprehensive list and you are encouraged to look for other examples in ⦠(That's right) And we've come by here to ask you to make the first item on your agenda fair treatment where God's children are concerned. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. God in Christ headquarters in Memphis. It balances the first two metaphors by seeing the nation not just by its problems, but by its potential. And by the time you get down to Jericho fifteen or twenty minutes later, you're about twenty-two feet below sea level. During this time, racism was a growing problem that was creating uproars through hate crimes, and violent protests. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. I just want to do Godâs will. âIâve Been to the Mountaintop,â Dr. Kingâs Last Sermon Annotated By NIKITA STEWART APRIL 2, 2018 On April 3, 1968, the Rev. If it means leaving work, if it means leaving school, be there. And Heâs allowed me to go up to the mountain. (Right) The issue is injustice. I remember in Birmingham, Alabama, when we were in that majestic struggle there, we would move out of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church day after day. Before I knew it I had been stabbed by this demented woman. What was that? And to be sure that all of the bags were checked, and to be sure that nothing would be wrong on the plane, we had to check out everything carefully. At times we say they were busy going to a church meeting, an ecclesiastical gathering, and they had to get on down to Jerusalem so they wouldn't be late for their meeting. Longevity has its place. And I was looking down writing and I said, "Yes.". The Mountaintop/Promised Land Metaphor. [Applause], And so, as a result of this, we are asking you tonight (Amen) to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis. For more information on Martin Luther King Jr. I just want to do God's will. (That's right) And we've got to say to the nation, we know how it's coming out. [Applause], MLKEC, INP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Estate Collection, In Private Hands, NYC-4A & 4B, Cypress Hall D, 466 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305-4146 (Yeah) [Applause] And I don't mind. Take out your insurance there. But it really doesnât matter with me now, because Iâve been to the mountaintop, and I donât mind. Through the speech âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ, Martin Luther King Jr. wants to give hope to the audience. [Applause], And another reason I'm happy to live in this period is that we have been forced to a point where we are going to have to grapple with the problems that men have been trying to grapple with through history, but the demands didn't force them to do it. Longevity has its place. metaphors of a given artifact and show how these specific metaphors are not (All right) If we were Baptist or some other denominations, we had been immersed. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. The Mountaintop/Promised Land Metaphor. Now if you are not prepared to do that, we do have an agenda that we must follow. I may not get there with you. Because I've been to the mountaintop. (Amen) But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. (Oh yeah) And so the first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" [Applause] But whenever the slaves get together, something happens in Pharaoh's court, and he cannot hold the slaves in slavery. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. for a country that would be free of prejudice. But I wouldn't stop there. And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; or Memphis, Tennessee, the cry is always the same: "We want to be free." [Applause] Reverend Ralph Jackson, Billy Kyles; I could just go right on down the list, but time will not permit. I was rushed to Harlem Hospital. [Applause] We are choosing these companies because they haven't been fair in their hiring policies, and we are choosing them because they can begin the process of saying they are going to support the needs and the rights of these men who are on strike. (Yeah), I would even go by the way that the man for whom I'm named had his habitat, and I would watch Martin Luther as he tacks his ninety-five theses on the door at the church of Wittenberg. In this powerful piece, filmmaker Salomon Ligthelm creates a visual interpretation of King's final speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop," using found archive footage. (All right) [Applause] Now I'm just happy that God has allowed me to live in this period, to see what is unfolding. But I'm not concerned about that now. throughout his speech and serves as road maps for his audience to understand I had received one from the president and the vice president; I've forgotten what those telegrams said. If I had sneezed (Yes), I wouldn't have been around here in 1962, when Negroes in Albany, Georgia, decided to straighten their backs up. You see, the Jericho Road is a dangerous road. (Yeah) And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. (Yes) Somehow the preacher must be an Amos, who said, "When God Speaks, who can but prophesy?" We have an injunction and we're going into court tomorrow morning (Go ahead) to fight this illegal, unconstitutional injunction. âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ was the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Yeah) [Applause] We want a "bank-in" movement in Memphis. And I don't mind. metaphors "prescribe how to act" and give the audience the proper Fifty years ago this week, the Rev. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. [Applause], Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. It's all right to talk about long white robes over yonder, in all of its symbolism, but ultimately people want some suits and dresses and shoes to wear down here. "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Speech Analysis During the 1960s, the fight for racial equality began to really pick up speed. King was assassinated in Memphis on April 4th, 1968. [Applause] Now we've got to keep attention on that. You reveal that you are determined [Audience:] (Right) to go on anyhow. [Applause] And when we have our march, you need to be there. reality, and how this reality demands a certain action. (Go ahead) It really doesn't matter what happens now. And once that's punctured you're drowned in your own blood, that's the end of you. (Yeah)[Applause] Tell them not to buy–what is the other bread?–Wonder Bread. (Oh yeah), I would go on even to the great heyday of the Roman Empire (Yes), and I would see developments around there, through various emperors and leaders. That's the question. (Go ahead) Or it's possible that they felt that the man on the ground was merely faking (Yeah), and he was acting like he had been robbed and hurt in order to seize them over there, lure them there for quick and easy seizure. Metaphor Criticism is a method of criticism that documents the It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence. Now, you know, we use our imagination a great deal to try to determine why the priest and the Levite didn't stop. (That's right) I read the articles. Tell them not to buy Hart's bread. Maybe they felt it was better to deal with the problem from the causal root, rather than to get bogged down with an individual effect. its potential. It [Applause], And we just went on before the dogs and we would look at them, and we'd go on before the water hoses and we would look at it. Reflection on MLKâs âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ This year at Hanley Elementary a kindergartener was hit by a car while she was walking home from school. I'd received a visit and a letter from the governor of New York, but I've forgotten what that letter said. For more information on Martin Luther King Jr. Click Here, For more information on Rhetoric Click Here, As with the first paper, I chose Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther The most powerful and relevant of Kingâs metaphors, this metaphor reveals Kingâs hope for the nation to become the promised land. In the spring of 1968, King traveled to Memphis to support the 1,300 striking sanitation workers protesting low wages and unfit working conditions. (Go ahead) I may not get there with you. (Go ahead). It said simply, "Dear Dr. King: I am a ninth-grade student at the White Plains High School." For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory. King delivered the speech the ⦠King�s metaphoric use is powerfully demonstrated The departure of his flight from Atlanta that morning had been ⦠The only type of videos I'm actually somewhat almost "ok" at making ft. watermarks I just want to do Godâs will, and Heâs allowed me to go up to the mountain. In what follows, we will look at some of the most-used rhetorical devices in âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ, giving you examples from the speech. Now we've got to go on in Memphis just like that. He kept the slaves fighting among themselves. (Yes) Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job?" As with the first paper, I chose Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther And I've looked over. (Yes), But there was another letter (All right) that came from a little girl, a young girl who was a student at the White Plains High School. This metaphor describes the state of the nation as a dangerous place (Amen) Nothing would be more tragic than to stop at this point in Memphis. As a teen, he did very well in ⦠Get in-depth analysis of I've Been to the Mountaintop, with this section on Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices. "I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee.On the following day, King was assassinated. Martin Luther Kingâs speech âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ combines all three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. (Go ahead) But I want you to know tonight (Yes), that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. [Applause] And I'm always happy to see a relevant ministry. [, American Prophet: Online Course Companion, Freedom's Ring: King's "I Have a Dream" Speech. © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. Now what does all this mean in this great period of history? Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they haven't committed themselves to that over there. If we were Methodist or some others, we had been sprinkled. You know what happened the other day, and the press dealt only with the window breaking. Now we are poor people, individually we are poor when you compare us with white society in America. And I read that if you had sneezed, you would have died. One key principle to understand in metaphor criticism is that (Foss 300). Something is happening in our world. I can remember [Applause], I can remember when Negroes were just going around, as Ralph has said so often, scratching where they didn't itch and laughing when they were not tickled. I would take my mental flight by Egypt (Yeah), and I would watch God's children in their magnificent trek from the dark dungeons of Egypt through, or rather, across the Red Sea, through the wilderness, on toward the Promised Land. The speech primarily concerns the Memphis Sanitation Strike.King ⦠[Applause] This is what we have to do. (Yes) [Applause]. potential for greatness. I just want to do God's will. Other articles where Iâve Been to the Mountaintop is discussed: assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Mountaintop Speech: On April 3 King was back in Memphis, where the city government had sought an injunction to prevent him from leading another march. Time 0:00: Score my Quiz: Win 0: Fail 0: We are saying that we are determined to be men. (Yes) Somewhere I read (All right) of the freedom of press. [Applause] Bull Connor next would say, "Turn the fire hoses on." (All right) And they would throw us in, and old Bull would say, "Take 'em off." [Applause] And so just as I say we aren't going to let any dogs or water hoses turn us around, we aren't going to let any injunction turn us around. I call upon you to be with us when we go out Monday. (Sure) You remember that a Levite (Sure) and a priest passed by on the other side; they didn't stop to help him. And I knew that as they were sitting in, they were really standing up (Yes sir) for the best in the American dream and taking the whole nation back to those great wells of democracy, which were dug deep by the founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. P: (650) 723-2092 | F: (650) 723-2093 | kinginstitute@stanford.edu | Campus Map. (Yes) The question is not, "If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me?" We have an opportunity to make America a better nation. By the hundreds we would move out, and Bull Connor would tell them to send the dogs forth, and they did come. It balances The issue is the refusal of Memphis to be fair and honest in its dealings with its public servants, who happen to be sanitation workers. Think youâve got your head wrapped around I've Been to the Mountaintop? (All right), Strangely enough, I would turn to the Almighty and say, "If you allow me to live just a few years in the second half of the twentieth century, I will be happy." We want to have an "insurance-in." (Keep on), I would even come up to the day of the Renaissance and get a quick picture of all that the Renaissance did for the cultural and aesthetic life of man. (Yes) We just need to go around to these stores (Yes sir), and to these massive industries in our country (Amen), and say, "God sent us by here (All right) to say to you that you're not treating His children right. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. [Applause] If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. And I'm happy that he's allowed me to be in Memphis. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Here's the first part: A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. And I want to commend the preachers, under the leadership of these noble men: James Lawson, one who has been in this struggle for many years. where men and women are being beaten for dead on the side of the road. I just And we'd just go on singing, "Over my head, I see freedom in the air." You start out in Jerusalem, which is about twelve hundred miles, or rather, twelve hundred feet above sea level. (Yes) I'm so happy that I didn't sneeze. PowToons Speech Analysis: Colin Olesky, Božidar MiletiÄ, Michael Weed. King uses three main metaphors together to construct a whole picture of Menu. nation who is infected with a disease of racism. We rented a car and drove from Jerusalem down to Jericho. But I want to thank all of them, and I want you to thank them because so often preachers aren't concerned about anything but themselves. They don't know what to do. [Applause] Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness. We need all of you. And I would see Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Euripides, and Aristophanes assembled around the Parthenon [Applause], and I would watch them around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have had a chance later that year, in August, to try to tell America about a dream that I had had. (Yeah) [Applause] And I don't mind. (Oh yeah). Survival demands that we grapple with them. Well, I don't know what will happen now; we've got some difficult days ahead. (Amen) It's a marvelous picture. You know, whenever Pharaoh wanted to prolong the period of slavery in Egypt, he had a favorite, favorite formula of doing it. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. I've seen them so often. Put your knowledge to the test. Because if I had sneezed (All right), I wouldn't have been around here in 1960 (Well), when students all over the South started sitting-in at lunch counters. (Yes sir) You know, several years ago I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. But Iâm not concerned about that now. I've Been to the Mountaintop: Metaphive Metaphors (and Other Figures of Speech) Quiz. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. We don't have to curse and go around acting bad with our words. And we've had the plane protected and guarded all night.". The next minute I felt something beating on my chest. But now no longer can they just talk about it. Finally, a man of another race came by. (Yes sir) He got down from his beast, decided not to be compassionate by proxy. Longevity has its place. motivation for the action through the usage of metaphors (Foss 301). And I don't mind. If I had sneezed (Yes), I wouldn't have been around here in 1961, when we decided to take a ride for freedom and ended segregation in interstate travel. We aren't engaged in any negative protest and in any negative arguments with anybody. Log In. [Applause] We are going on. [Applause continues] Like anybody, I would like to live a long life—longevity has its place. It means that we've got to stay together. But he got down with him, administered first aid, and helped the man in need. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out (Yeah), or what would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers. (Yes) It's really conducive for ambushing. I just want to do God's will. We've got to see it through. But I wouldn't stop there. (Yeah) At other times we would speculate that there was a religious law that one who was engaged in religious ceremonials was not to touch a human body twenty-four hours before the ceremony. And they were telling me. (Yes) Somewhere I read (Yes) that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right. speeches are often remembered for their powerful language and his metaphor coincidental, but instead serve as "symbols to construct reality" (All right, Yes) And I see God working in this period of the twentieth century in a way that men in some strange way are responding. They didn't get around to that. Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: always anchor our external direct action with the power of economic withdrawal. That couldn't stop us. Martin Luther King Jr.�s �I�ve Been to the Mountaintop�. âWeâve got some difficult days ahead,â Martin Luther King, Jr., told an overflowing crowd in Memphis, Tennessee, on 3 April 1968, where the cityâs sanitation workers were striking. If I had sneezed, I wouldn't have been in Memphis to see a community rally around those brothers and sisters who are suffering. (Yes) And there was a power there which Bull Connor couldn't adjust to (All right), and so we ended up transforming Bull into a steer, and we on our struggle in Birmingham. And while sitting there autographing books, a demented black woman came up. But we just went before the dogs singing, "Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around." That is where we are today. But I'm not concerned about that now. But I wouldn't stop there. Championing a nonviolent movement for social equality, Martin Luther King, Jr., became the catalyst for monumental change. It was a dark Saturday afternoon. Somewhere the preacher must have a kind of fire shut up in his bones (Yes), and whenever injustice is around he must tell it. At this point in his ministry, he had broadened his mission, speaking out not only for racial justice but also for greater Iâve Been to the Mountaintop MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. That's a strange statement. But I wouldn't stop there. But I wouldn't stop there. reveals King�s hope for the nation to become the promised land. (Amen), And I want to thank God, once more, for allowing me to be here with you. [Applause] (Go ahead, Go ahead) And so I'm happy tonight; I'm not worried about anything; I'm not fearing any man. I believe the speech âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ given By Dr. Martin Luther King is a great example of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos, verbal and non verbal communication. But it doesnât matter with me now. [Laughter] That's a possibility. I just want to do God's will. And I've looked over. [Applause] You have six or seven black insurance companies here in the city of Memphis. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. (There you go) And I ask you to follow through here. (That's right) That's always the problem with a little violence. (Yeah) And as soon as we got on that road I said to my wife, "I can see why Jesus used this as the setting for his parable." I'm not asking you something that we don't do ourselves in SCLC. I've Been to the Mountaintop I'm a little late getting to this today, but I wanted to post MLK's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, the one he gave the evening before his death. This speech, was giving on April 3, 1968 at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, This was Martin Luther Kings last public appearance ⦠We are masters in our nonviolent movement in disarming police forces. (Yes) Who is it that is supposed to articulate the longings and aspirations of the people more than the preacher? He spoke on April 3, 1968 at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, a day before his assassination. (Yeah, All right) Something is happening in Memphis, something is happening in our world. [Applause] Now let us maintain unity. Somewhere I read (Yes) of the freedom of speech. We begin the process of building a greater economic base, and at the same time, we are putting pressure where it really hurts. [Applause] It's all right to talk about the new Jerusalem, but one day God's preacher must talk about the new New York, the new Atlanta, the new Philadelphia, the new Los Angeles, the new Memphis, Tennessee. This means that the speaker appeals to trust and authority, emotions, and logic to construct a more compelling case in favor of the protests in Memphis and the Civil Rights Movement. Nov. 21, 2020. (Yes) Again with Amos, "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." (Yes) Now about injunctions. After you leave the United States, Soviet Russia, Great Britain, West Germany, France, and I could name the others, the American Negro collectively is richer than most nations of the world. And they did, and we would just go on in the paddy wagon singing, "We Shall Overcome." [Applause], And also, in the human rights revolution, if something isn't done and done in a hurry to bring the colored peoples of the world out of their long years of poverty; their long years of hurt and neglect, the whole world is doomed. I still cringe at the thought of losing a student in the Hanley community. Judge Hooks and others will tell you that we have an account here in the savings and loan association from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King noted that the first question that the Levite and the Priest asked was, [Applause continues] Like anybody, I would like to live a long lifeâlongevity has its place. You may not be on strike (Yeah), but either we go up together or we go down together. And I've looked over. And that blade had gone through, and the X rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aorta, the main artery. Did you know that? [Applause] Now these are some practical things that we can do. At points he wanted to trick Jesus (That's right), and show him that he knew a little more than Jesus knew and throw him off base. And then I got into Memphis. Martin Luther King Jr.âs âI've Been To The Mountain Topâ speech is more of a promise from him to the African-Americans and all other people who were facing racial prejudice at the time that they will and they need to overcome these inequalities by joining forces with each other. (Yes) Men for years now have been talking about war and peace. And I'm simply writing you to say that I'm so happy that you didn't sneeze." [Applause] And what is the other bread company, Jesse? the first two metaphors by seeing the nation not just by its problems, but by In this case, indirect references and direct references are the predominant language device used by the speaker, so you can find many examples in the speech. [Applause], Now that's a strange statement to make because the world is all messed up. And I've ⦠(That's right, Yeah) I call upon you to take your money out of the banks downtown and deposit your money in Tri-State Bank. He knew a kind of physics that somehow didn't relate to the trans-physics that we knew about. usage. That's power right there, if we know how to pool it. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the best known, yet mostly unheard speeches in American history, his âMountaintopâ speech. (Yes) Somehow the preacher must say with Jesus, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me (Yes), because He hath anointed me (Yes), and He's anointed me to deal with the problems of the poor." And I've seen the Promised Land. contains within it a discourse for action by way of the example of �The Good Now let me say as I move to my conclusion that we've got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end. It also serves to promote King as a Moses type figure. [Applause] It's all right to talk about streets flowing with milk and honey, but God has commanded us to be concerned about the slums down here and His children who can't eat three square meals a day. And you know, if I were standing at the beginning of time with the possibility of taking a kind of general and panoramic view of the whole of human history up to now, and the Almighty said to me, "Martin Luther King, which age would you like to live in?" It's possible that those men were afraid. And our agenda calls for withdrawing economic support from you." We are poor. And then they can move on downtown and tell Mayor Loeb to do what is right. Here, you can read a short presentation of our analysis of âIâve Been to the Mountaintopâ by Martin Luther King. He's been to jail for struggling; he's been kicked out of Vanderbilt University for this struggling; but he's still going on, fighting for the rights of his people. Martin Luther King Jr. alluded to the parable of the Good Samaritan in his famous âIâve been to the Mountaintopâ speech, given on April 3, 1968 ât he day before he was assassinated, in Memphis, Tennessee. But I'm not concerned about that now. There are three main metaphors that King uses: This metaphor is used to portray King�s disgust with the state of a (Yeah) And every now and then we'd get in jail, and we'd see the jailers looking through the windows being moved by our prayers (Yes) and being moved by our words and our songs. I read in the paper of your misfortune and of your suffering. When the slaves get together, that's the beginning of getting out of slavery. (Yeah) The masses of people are rising up. One day a man came to Jesus and he wanted to raise some questions about some vital matters of life. I just want to do God's will. And Iâve seen the Promised Land. (Yes sir) It came out in the New York Times the next morning that if I had merely sneezed, I would have died. It is very important to notice the style, imagery and structure he uses throughout the speech in particular the way he ends his speech, by leaving the audience at the climax. [Applause] As Jesse Jackson has said, up to now only the garbage men have been feeling pain. [Applause]. And that was the fact that there was a certain kind of fire that no water could put out. The only question I heard from her was, "Are you Martin Luther King?" If I had sneezed [Applause], I wouldn't have been down in Selma, Alabama, to see the great movement there. You know, what's beautiful to me is to see all of these ministers of the Gospel. (All right) And every now and then we begin to wonder whether maybe they were not going down to Jerusalem, or down to Jericho, rather, to organize a Jericho Road Improvement Association. And in spite of its magnificence, I wouldn't stop there. Longevity has its place. (Yeah) [Applause], I would come on up even to 1863 and watch a vacillating president by the name of Abraham Lincoln finally come to the conclusion that he had to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. Blog. (That's right, Speak) [Applause], Now not only that, we've got to strengthen black institutions. (Yeah) [Applause] And that's all this whole thing is about. We don't need any bricks and bottles; we don't need any Molotov cocktails. Longevity has its place. Secondly, let us keep the issues where they are. (Yeah) [Applause], Now we're going to march again, and we've got to march again (Yeah), in order to put the issue where it is supposed to be (Yeah) [Applause] and force everybody to see that there are thirteen hundred of God's children here suffering (That's right), sometimes going hungry, going through dark and dreary nights wondering how this thing is going to come out. (Yeah) We had known water. Longevity has its place. Now we must kind of redistribute that pain. King�s And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still around.
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