Question 1

Part A

Which claim does Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. make in his "I Have A Dream" speech?

Responses

African Americans benefit equally from the justice system.
African Americans benefit equally from the justice system.

African Americans should use their bitterness to fuel their fight for justice.
African Americans should use their bitterness to fuel their fight for justice.

Segregation is evidence that African Americans are still not truly free.
Segregation is evidence that African Americans are still not truly free.

The U.S. government should pay African Americans money.
The U.S. government should pay African Americans money.
Question 2
Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.

Which evidence from King's speech is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A?

Responses

"We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating 'for whites only.'"
"We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating 'for whites only.'"

"There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights."
"There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights."

"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds."
"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds."

"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism."
"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism."

1 answer

Question 1: Part A

The claim that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. makes in his "I Have A Dream" speech is:

Segregation is evidence that African Americans are still not truly free.


Question 2: Part B

The evidence from King's speech that is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A is:

"We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating 'for whites only.'"

This statement highlights the impact of segregation on African Americans, reinforcing the idea that they are not truly free.