I Have a Dream Speech

What is the purpose of King's "I Have a Dream" speech?

• To explain the African Americans deserve but have not received equality.

• To convince his audience to keep fighting until there are equal rights for all Americans.

• Both of these answers.

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Which statement best express King's argument regarding the segregation and discrimination of his time?

• It is a result of America's national debt.

• It is harmful for African Americans and is undeserved.

• It is not constitutional.

King claims that African Americans are still not free, even though freedom was guaranteed for them in the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. What evidence does he provide to support this claim? Select all that apply.

• African Americans are living in poverty.

• African Americans experience discrimination.

• African Americans are segregated from society.

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In this speech, the message that Martin Luther King Jr. delivers urges people to....

• Go home and wait for change.

• Be satisfied with what they have.

• continue fighting for justice

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What is the reason that "those who hope the Negro...will now be content, will have a rude awakening?

• Civil Rights Workers will expect to be treated better than others.

• Civil Rights workers will continue to demand equal rights.

• Civil Rights workers will start to protest the following morning.

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King believes in equal rights for all people, regardless of color, religion, gender, etc.

• True

• False

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"We can never be satisfied" and "I have a dream" are two examples of repetition used in King's speech?

• True

• False

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