MLK "I Have a Dream" Vocabulary

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Emancipation

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The process of giving people social or political freedom and rights.

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Prodigious

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Remarkably or impressively great.

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Legitimate

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Exactly as intended or presented.

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Engulf

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To flow over and enclose.

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Tribulation

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A problem or difficulty.

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Gradualism

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A policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change.

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Interposition

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The act of intervening or placing oneself between.

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Nullification

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The act of canceling or making something void.

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Manacles

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Handcuffs or shackles used to restrain someone.

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Civil Rights

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The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.