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Which is most likely King's purpose in referencing the Emancipation Proclamation in the introduction to his "I Ha

Dream" speech?
to point to the passage of time as it has been 100 years since slaves were proclaimed free
to remind listeners of the president who was memorialized for liberating slaves
to establish a similarity for listeners in the intent of these two expressions of freedom
to compare the rhetorical styles of the two writers who both address the topic of slavery
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Answer:

100 years one

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Answer:The first option

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This is because when King wrote this speech he was not so worried about writing styles, but convincing listeners of his opinion.

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