I HAVE A DREAM

King delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd gathered in front of the Montgomery City Bus terminal in Montgomery, Alabama.

• TRUE

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In his speech, King refers to conditions on the slave ships that brought Africans to America.

• T

• F

King encourages his audience to not be content until America grants citizenship rights to African Americans.

• T

• F

Many examples of racial discrimination of African Americans are mentioned in the speech, including the refusal of overnight lodging in motels and the inability to vote in Mississippi.

• T

• F

King urges his listeners to stand up for the rights of African Americans by participating in riots and other vengeful acts.

• T

• F

Several references in King’s speech are to important historical documents and songs.

• T

• F

Because King wants to avoid offending some of his audience members, he does not mention any biblical references in his speech.

• T

• F

King believes in the brotherhood of mankind.

• T

• F

“We can never be satisfied” and “I have a dream” are two examples of repetition used in King’s speech.

• T

• F

King ends his speech by focusing on the brutality and injustice that African Americans continue to experience one hundred years after the Civil War.

• T

• F