Martin Luther King held a speech in Montgomery, Alabama, in which he praised the liberation of the Ghanaian people from the British Empire. The theme in this speech is therefore Ghana's liberation, but furthermore, he includes the civil war in America and he urges people follow the footsteps of the Ghanaian people and to keep fighting for freedom and civil rights. The speech was held April 7, 1957, a time when black Americans suffered greatly under a segregating and discriminating regime. The speech was delivered by Marin Luther King, who was an American activist and leader in the African-American civil rights movement Marin Luther King was an integral part of the movement in the period from 1955 to his death in 1968. Basically, the movement's goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination of black Americans. In order to end the discrimination they used non-violence as a weapon against the regime. In that way Martin Luther King was very much inspired by Ghandi and the way he fought a strong and powerful regime. He also shows his admiration for Ghandi in this speech by giving him and his noble followers full credit for the liberation of India. Martin Luther King addresses this speech to his fellow African-Americans, the ones who are suffering under the regime. He wants to stress out the importance of keeping up the resistance and he therefore uses Ghana as an example, to show that it is possible to liberate from a strong regime. Martin Luther King is in very much aware of historical events in this speech. For example, in the beginning of this speech he talks about the people of ancient Egypt and their quest for freedom. By saying this he points out that man has always hungered for freedom and that freedom is a basic right. He then tells the story of Ghana prior to 1957, which was then known as Gold Coast, a country that alongside many other African nations were colonized by the European settlers from around 1444. Not so many y