Question

Part A

Which claim does Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. make in his "I Have A Dream" speech?


African Americans benefit equally from the justice system.

Segregation is evidence that African Americans are still not truly free.

African Americans should use their bitterness to fuel their fight for justice.

The U.S. government should pay African Americans money.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from King's speech is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A?


"We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating 'for whites only.'"

"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds."

"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism."

"There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights."

Answer 1

A.) Segregation is evidence that African Americans are still not truly free.

B.) "We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating 'for whites only'".