My teacher asked me to explain why I think Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech near the Lincoln Memorial.  Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech near the Lincoln Memorial Because he was showing the people that this guy over here started to stop segregation and we need to keep trying to stop it! The speech was about the things that still need to stop in segregation like African Americans should be allowed to sit where they want on a bus and not have to give it up to a white people. That all kids (no matter their color’ size’ shape’ or their personality) can all go to school together.This was some reasons why I think  Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech near the Lincoln Memorial.