"I Have a dream" Speech
Who wrote "I Have a Dream Speech"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What type of questions does Martin Luther King Jr. use in his letter
Rhetorical questions
What did he do to get him arrested?
He was peacefullly protesting
What city in Alabama was Martin Luther King Jr protesting in when he got arrested
Birmingham, Alabama
The speech is addressing what?
Fighting for civil rights
Who is the Letter from the Birmingham jail addressed to?
His fellow Clergymen
What was one thing that Martin Luther King Jr boycotted?
Busses
What was the letter mainly about?
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
What is one out of the 9 examples of when he is saying "let freedom ring" at the end of his speech?
1. hilltops of New Hampshire
2. mountains od New York
3. Alleghenies of Pennsyvania
4. snow capped rockies of Colorado
5. slopes of California
6. Stone Mountain of georgia
7. Lookout mountain of Tennessee
8. every hill and molehill of Mississippi
9. from every mountainside
What reference does he refer to a lot in the letter?
The Bible
How many kids does he have?
4
How long was he in jail for?
8 days
What line does Martin Luther repeat several times throughout the speech?
"I have a dream today"
What are the words the clergymen use to describe his actions?
"Unwise and Untimely"
What religion did he practice?
Baptist
How much time has passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and Dr Martin Luther kings specch?
About 100 years
How old was Martin Luther King Jr when he wrote "I Have a Dream?
39 years old
On what did he use to write his speech on?
the margins of a newspaper
About what year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
1968
*DOUBLE THE POINTS*
Where was the "I have a Dream" speech given?
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.