In the Declaration of Independence, there are two groups of people that the document is addressed to: the people of the colonies and the other country such as Great Britain. The document was written in order to stimulate the energy of the colonies, so that Britain would listen to what they asked for. Remind the colonies of what the King of England did to them. When Jefferson says the word "we" he refers to the people of the colonies, but above all he writes to the King to ask for independence (Jefferson). In the I Have a Dream speech, King's audience is anyone who is willing to listen to him. King's speech goes towards the people who are against it, who are the blacks, or who are in favor of segregation, who are above all the whites. He tells anti-segregation people that they should continue to fight for black freedom; tells segregationist people that blacks deserve to have freedom. When he uses the words “our” and “us” he is referring to blacks because the speech is based on personal experiences (King). Both the audience of the document and the speech have to do with the people of the country, however the Declaration of Independence has more to do with the King and the colonies and I Have a Dream has more to do with the Negroes and