Which claim does Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. make in his "I Have A Dream" speech?
Responses
Violence will result if things don’t change.
Violence will result if things don’t change.
There are fundamental differences between white Americans and African Americans.
There are fundamental differences between white Americans and African Americans.
White Americans can never fully atone for the enslavement of African Americans.
White Americans can never fully atone for the enslavement of African Americans.
There are allies outside of the African American community who understand that until all people are free, no people are free.
There are allies outside of the African American community who understand that until all people are free, no people are free.
Question 2
Part B
Which evidence from King's speech is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A?
Responses
"It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
"It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
"Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood."
"Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood."
"...for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny."
"...for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny."
"There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights."
1 answer
Part A
The claim that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. makes in his "I Have A Dream" speech is:
There are allies outside of the African American community who understand that until all people are free, no people are free.
Part B
The evidence from King's speech that is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A is:
"...for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny."
