Perspectives

While you analyze and discuss Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, you should also take into account wider perspectives related to historical context, relevance today, and comparable speeche…

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Time perspective

Addressed in 1863, during the American Civil War, the Gettysburg Address was mostly impactful and relevant for the soldiers who listened to it at the time. In the media, the speech was mostly criticized and described as lacking substance. However, p…

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Relevance today

Delivered over 150 years ago, “The Gettysburg Address” has remained relevant today for several reasons. The speech was made at an important moment in the American Civil War which is considered a milestone in American history. The speech is also remarkable because i…

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Other speeches

To put the text into context, you should also look at other American political speeches such as the 1963 speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King or Barack Obama’s speech on race from 2008, “A More Perfect Union”.

Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in the context of the American Civil Rights Movement, which advocated fo…