References
Name one document from American history Dr. King references in his speech.
Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, or the Constitution.
What is a metaphor Dr. King uses to describe "freedom"?
A ringing bell, riches in a bank, autumn after a brutally hot summer, water that can quench thirst, an oasis in the desert.
Define the word "sweltering."
Uncomfortably hot.
What is one of the injustices Dr. King says the civil rights movement cannot be satisfied still exists?
What religious text does Dr. King reference in his speech?
The Bible.
What metaphors does Dr. King use to describe slavery and emancipation?
Slavery is described as a "long night of captivity" and emancipation as "daybreak".
Define the word "militancy"
The use of confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.
What does Dr. MLK dream will happen in Georgia?
"Sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. "
Name one past president Dr. King eludes to through his document and opening of the speech.
Abraham Lincoln.
What is one of the geographical metaphors Dr. King uses to describe Southern states?
Define the word "languished."
1.(Of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
OR
2. Suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
What does Dr. MLK dream for his four children's future?
"My four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln issued it during the civil war. It declared that enslaved people in Confederate states were "forever free" and made them eligible for paid military service in the Union Army
What is one metaphor Dr. King uses to describe "justice"?
Dr. King describes justice as a bank. Dr. King also describes justice as rolling water, a mighty stream.
Define the word "withering."
1. Intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated (adjective).
or
2. To become dry and shriveled (verb).
What does Dr. King say will make America a "great nation"?
When the USA is actually a country of liberty, where freedom rings.
What is a song that Dr. King references in this speech?
My country 'tis of thee
Dr. King compares the broken promises toward black Americans to what?
A bad check / defaulting on a financial agreement.
Define "nullification."
the act of making something invalid or ineffective, effectively cancelling or voiding it.
What is the true meaning of America's creed according to MLK's dream?
To be true to it's creed, America will live up to the opening lines of the declaration of independence, that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal".