History, 29.10.2020 15:50 lakhanir2013

Item 3 Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

What is the allusion in this excerpt?

Dr. King alludes to Lincoln's freeing of enslaved people.

Dr. King alludes to America as a land of equal opportunity.

Dr. King alludes to the recent achievements of the civil rights movement.

Dr. King alludes to the Founding Fathers and America's core values.

Answers: 2

Show answers

Other questions on the subject: History

History, 21.06.2019 18:50, trvptrav

For your research paper on the history of maui, you locate a source covering the overall history of the hawaiian islands. as you evaluate the source, however, you decide not to use it in your research because it never mentions maui. this significant omission of information falls under what criterion for evaluating resources?

Answers: 1

continue

History, 21.06.2019 20:30, weeblordd

Match each treaty with its description. treatys- a the munich agreement b the pact of steel c the molotov-ribbentrop pact descriptions- 1- an alliance between germany and italy 2- an agreement between germany and the soviets dividing eastern europe 3-an agreement between germany, france, italy, and britain granting germany a small part of czechoslovakia in return for peace

Answers: 1

continue

History, 22.06.2019 11:00, cammie505

What spurred american trade with northern mexico?

Answers: 2

continue

History, 22.06.2019 11:40, mikurrjurdan

Quick! what was germany’s main goal after world war i? a) to the united states develop the plan for the league of nations b) to make france return all of the territory it had occupied during the war c) to remain a world power d) to become allies with the united kingdom

Answers: 1

continue

You know the right answer?

Item 3 Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

Five sc...