I HAVE A DREAM

Document U .S . Constitution Online

Date of Document August 28 , 1963

Author of Document Martin Luther King Jr

Website Title U .S . Constitution .net

URL http /www .usconstitution .net /dream .html

QUESTIONS

Historical connection in historical document and discussed issues Two things document says about life in the United States at the time it was produced . The historical document , is Martin Luther King Jr 's famous speech , I Had A Dream . In 1862 and 1863 , the United States President Abraham Lincoln issued two direct s to free Black people from

br slavery . This was called Emancipation Proclamation . Until Martin Luther King Jr . found a way to reinforce the s of the Emancipation Proclamation , the document were nothing more than written words in U .S filing cabinets . Today , his children are carrying out MLK 's dream . His words and his dreams still define the search for social injustice and around America (Interview with Martin Luther King 111 , 2003 . Two things the document says about life in the United States the time the documents were produced are America was stalled at a progressive standstill because of segregation and America granting their most prized rights did not concern over half of its population . The negro in New York believes he has nothing of which to vote for ' says that the choices Blacks were going to make in life were already assumed for them at birth . The decisions Blacks were going to end up in jail , the girls were going to have unwed pregnancies and live on government assistance were determined when they were born . These analyzations are not always said so bluntly , but that is exactly how the American system was at that time . It may still be like that today . Because of people like MLK Jr American government is forced to change its perception of civil rights for humans

Why do you think this document was produced ? What evidence in the document helps you to know why it was produced ? Martin Luther King created the document to educate Americans how to live up to America 's ideal standards . America wanted to be known for the greatest nation in the world , granting civil rights to everyone . In his short 39 years of life , the Reverend Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . offered words that addressed almost any issue relating to justice , peace and the dismantling of racism (Brown , 2007 . MLK concluded separate but equal was unconstitutional . Everyone knows Blacks did not have equal standards of living as Whites did . At this time , only African American educators who received limited education were teaching Black children . Limited education , including many other services , resulted from segregation .Describe your search process and how you chose this Website . Martin Luther King played major roles in developing civil rights in America American developments currently existing today for people of all races were made possible by MLK Jr . Martin Luther King Jr 's sources are readily available on all search engines . MLK Jr . serves as a role model for everyone . I typed...