Question
Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "The American Dream” speech.
It is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers.
Which statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address best serves as conflicting evidence to King’s statement?
Bless all the people of this great sovereign State and nation, both white and black.
To realize our ambitions and to bring to fruition our dreams, we as Alabamians must take cognizance of the world about us.
The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted.
In united effort we were meant to live under this government.
It is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers.
Which statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address best serves as conflicting evidence to King’s statement?
Bless all the people of this great sovereign State and nation, both white and black.
To realize our ambitions and to bring to fruition our dreams, we as Alabamians must take cognizance of the world about us.
The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted.
In united effort we were meant to live under this government.
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The statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address that best serves as conflicting evidence to Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision in "The American Dream" speech is:
"The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted."
This statement implies a belief in a "separateness" among people, which contradicts King's ideal of unity and living together as brothers regardless of race, nationality, or creed. Wallace's perspective on "separateness" stands in direct opposition to King's dream of inclusivity and equality.
"The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted."
This statement implies a belief in a "separateness" among people, which contradicts King's ideal of unity and living together as brothers regardless of race, nationality, or creed. Wallace's perspective on "separateness" stands in direct opposition to King's dream of inclusivity and equality.