I Have a Dream Part 1

I Have a Dream Part 1

By Lisa McCaskill

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. ... With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

​~ Dr. Martin Luther King

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Multiple Choice

What did Dr. King mean when he said "cash the check"

• To go to the bank and get money

• To end Slavery

• To demand that all are treated equally without regard to race or gender.

• To demand that Black Americans could be president.

What were the main points of Dr. King's Speech?

The speech calls upon African-Americans to ‘cash the check’ that was written to all Americans by the country’s founding fathers. Dr. King asserts that the promises of the Declaration of Independence should guarantee blacks the same rights to ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ that whites already enjoy.

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