Martin Luther King Jnr (MLK), like Rosa Parks, was a man of peace. He wanted to see change but he was only interested in doing it in a peaceful manner. Even though the police did not always use the same methods, and this meant loss of life, MLK continued to lead the people in non-violent demostrations.
On August 28, 1963 more than 200 000 people, mainly black, gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to listen to MLK speak. The people were civil rights protesters who wanted to see change for the way the black people of America where being treated.
MLK's speech has become very famous and is known by 'I Have a Dream'. MLK is an important speaker of not only his time but also of our time and probably times to come. He shows clearly the the power of words can make a difference.
Today you will be studying MLK's speech.
The full written speech with a short video clip is at:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Youtube has a bigger section of the speech at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk
You may either listen to the speech, read it or both. When you have done that copy the following questions into your blog post and answer them. Each question will need a statement answering the question, an explanation of the statement and an example if possible.
1. What was the dream that MLK had for the people?
2. Why was it significant that the speech was at the feet of Abraham Lincoln?
(Clue: What did Lincoln do for the black people?)
3. Complete the following line with somewhere you think freedom should ring
Let freedom ring from........
4. If you had a dream to change something in the world that was not right, what
would it be and why?
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