During the 20th century, there were acts of discrimination against African Americans. Under the law, they were “free”, but in reality, they weren’t. There were still limitations to what they can do and dream of. They were still victims of violence and discrimination because of the color of their skin. There was so much anger and violence during those years, and people were losing sight of what the goal was until Martin Luther King Jr. led the way. Martin Luther King Jr. was a natural born leader who gave people a sense of hope and led a clear path way to reach the goals of human equality. He conveyed these ideas through his speech “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”. In this speech, King passionately discusses his view on human equality. He believes that all humans should have the same rights and be treated equally. His allusions to many things such as God, the Memphis Sanitation Strike, slavery in Egypt, and Declaration of Independence provide evidence to back up Martin Luther King Jr.’s claims and show how inequality affects all of us, even those who aren’t directly affected by racism. Despite all the challenges spoken about in his allusions, Martin Luther King Jr. shows that these challenges are possible to overcome with steady focus on the main goal. Martin Luther King Jr. uses vertical movement and abrupt stops in his speech to mirror what he believes is the right way for people to fight for what they want, which is to keep moving forward in life and to stop for a moment to think about the purpose of these actions before moving forward again.