Question

Why did the King most likely give this speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial? Group of answer choices so that the speech would be better heard by the audience to show his respect for national monuments to reference the Civil War document that ended slavery to gain the support of the US Congress

Answer 1

Answer: To reference the Civil War document that ended slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

The Lincoln Memorial evidently was erected to honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln who through victory in the American Civil War over the Confederacy, was able to free all slaves in the United States in what we know as The Emancipation Proclamation and the subsequent 13th Amendment which was passed shortly after the Civil War ended.

In giving a speech next to a memorial for President who made this possible, Martin Luther King was attempting to reference the document that President Lincoln signed that ended slavery.