The speaker was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his main topic was the civil rights movement. He spoke of how African Americans had been denied basic rights and privileges for centuries, and how they were working to gain justice, freedom, and equality in a nation that seemed determined to deny them these basic human rights.

He talked about the power of nonviolent civil disobedience as a tool for achieving change, noting that this form of protest allowed African Americans to make their voices heard without resorting to violence or putting themselves at risk of physical harm. He also discussed the importance of education as a means for improving one’s life prospects and opening up opportunities that may have otherwise been closed off due to racism and segregation.