MLK+Dream+Speech

I HAVE A DREAM August 28, 1963 ** media type="custom" key="6099377" KING
 * It’s been called the greatest speech in history – period. The words that Martin Luther King Jr. exclaimed in the nation’s capital in August of 1963 still ring in the ears of Americans. But what exactly did he actually say? What was his dream? Listen to the excerpts from Dr. King’s speech and summarize and illustrate each on the Power Point file.

** Read the essay from [|**TIME 100 - Martin Luther King**] **. As you do, respond to the following questions **Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?** The author feels that whites owe King because he freed them from the burden of America's hypocrisy about race. He is the reason the U.S. can be called the "free world" with being true to its word.


 * Was King "the right man at the right time"?** Yes, King was "the right man at the right time." He was a preacher which allowed him to speak to the black masses and also gave him a base within the black church. King was also a man who had a lot of physical courage, and stayed true to his nonviolent ways.

** Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not? ** King would be upset with the current use of that line because it has become a slogan for opponents of affirmative action. They removed his radicalism and sense of urgency. This line was not meant to be a slogan, it was meant to send a message.