I Have A Dream A speech such as the one Martin Luther King Jr. delivered to the 200,000 people in Washington D.C., was designed to serve a specific purpose. He wrote the speech to deliver his ideas on a different society in which all races of people can live together in harmony. All of these people were gathered to listen to this speech and to voice their opinions through their presence, on civil rights. The purpose of Martin Luther Kings speech was to persuade the people listening to him and also the people all over America to join in the fight for civil rights. He also wanted to convey his idea of a world in which all