Ira Glasser once said, “Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again” (Civil Rights). African Americans have fought to be treated as equals since the beginning of time. To this day, African American people are still not treated equally, and they struggle daily to overcome the challenges that being an African American brings. Sojourner Truth and Martin Luther King Jr. are African Americans who made an impact by the words they spoke, and these two empowered all African Americans to join together as one to gain their individual rights. The speeches “Ain’t I A Woman” and “I Have A Dream” have several similarities and differences. Sojourner Truth and Martin Luther King Jr. are African Americans fighting for