Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" -- "Mountain out of a Molehill"

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by XXWeaponXX7, Feb 17, 2012.

  1. XXWeaponXX7

    XXWeaponXX7 Forerunner

    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    So, I was wondering, in Martin Luther King's speech he preformed on August 28th, 1963, labeled, "I Have a Dream." So, he continually repeats the connotation of mountains sometime toward the end of his speech, and he says --

    "Let freedom ring from every mountain and every molehill of Mississippi."

    This corresponds to the literary phrase of "Make a mountain of a molehill". Is it at all possible that Martin King was trying to implicate something else?
     
  2. Black Theorem

    Black Theorem Ancient
    Forge Critic Senior Member

    Messages:
    5,814
    Likes Received:
    9
    Uh, no?

    He was saying from even the smallest stage to the steps of Congress, fight for your rights and support freedom.
     
  3. RightSideTheory

    RightSideTheory Legendary
    Forge Critic Senior Member

    Messages:
    7,821
    Likes Received:
    8
    Yeah, you're not going to get very far with that theory.
     
  4. Xun

    Xun The Joker

    Messages:
    1,493
    Likes Received:
    0
    It's a pretty straight forward statement, don't know how you saw a hidden message in that. :\
     
  5. Monolith

    Monolith Ancient
    Senior Member

    Messages:
    3,455
    Likes Received:
    4
    I'm sure someone would've found this out a loong time ago if there was some kind of a connection, but balls to you for posting this.
     
    #5 Monolith, Feb 17, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Feb 19, 2012
  6. Security

    Security Ancient
    Senior Member

    Messages:
    3,787
    Likes Received:
    19
    I thought he was just referencing the fact that Mississippi is a very "low" state without any mountains.
     
  7. Xun

    Xun The Joker

    Messages:
    1,493
    Likes Received:
    0
    Or that there's a lot of mole hills in the Magnolia State.
     
  8. XXWeaponXX7

    XXWeaponXX7 Forerunner

    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Right, thanks guys. I suppose that there is no connection, but the fact that this saying appeared within the speech made me wonder, and if there were any implication, i thought i'd ask the forum.
     

Share This Page