"The Gettysburg Address"
by Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg Pa. Nov. 19th, 1863. [n. p. n. d.].
Gettysburg Address
Delivered at Gettysburg, Pa.
Nov. 19th 1863.
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Question
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LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
Credit Line: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” April 16, 1963. The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is significant about the date each seminal document was written?
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One hundred years after Lincoln’s speech, King wonders why America’s Black citizens still do not have rights equal to white citizens.
One hundred years after Lincoln’s speech, King wonders why America’s Black citizens still do not have rights equal to white citizens.
King intentionally wrote his letter one hundred years after Lincoln’s speech to draw attention to the ongoing injustices Black citizens faced.
King intentionally wrote his letter one hundred years after Lincoln’s speech to draw attention to the ongoing injustices Black citizens faced.
Lincoln’s speech and King’s letter were written the same year, but in different states, bringing attention to the widespread issue of racism in America.
Lincoln’s speech and King’s letter were written the same year, but in different states, bringing attention to the widespread issue of racism in America.
Even though they deal with similar themes, Lincoln’s speech and King’s letter are otherwise unrelated because they were written so far apart.
Even though they deal with similar themes, Lincoln’s speech and King’s letter are otherwise unrelated because they were written so far apart.
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