In paragraph 2, Dr. King refers to a "great American" who signed the Emancipation Proclamation. He is referring to Abraham Lincoln. Therefore, the correct response is:
C. Abraham Lincoln
I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1 I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
2 Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
In paragraph 2, Dr. King refers to a "great American." To whom is he referring?
Responses
A himselfhimself
B a freed slavea freed slave
C Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
D a writer of the Constitution
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