Extra Credit -- "I have a dream speech"
On June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in Detroit, Michigan. This was two months prior to the "I have a dream speech" on August 28, 1963.
See the clip....
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/23/47_years_ago_in_detroit_rev
Below is the link for the "I have a dream speech"
http://www.mlkonline.net/video-i-have-a-dream-speech.html
Questions:
1. When did Martin Luther King first give his "I have a dream speech"
2. Where was the August 28, 1963 speech delivered?
3. What does Dr. King compare the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to?
4. What passages from the Bible does King refer to?
5. What was going on the U.S. when this speech was given?
6. Why is this speech considered one of the most important in American history?
