Locate I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. under the Documents Tab in Digital History. SOURCE:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=4063
1. What was significant about King delivering this speech in 1963?
2. What is a promissory note and how had the U.S. defaulted on its promissory note?
3. Locate passages in the speech which support the idea of non-violent resistance.
4. Give three examples from the speech of injustice that has persisted to today? Has King’s dream ever been realized?
The following criteria will be used in assessing the essay:
- The essay must be 500 words in length, not including title page or works cited page.
- The essay must answer each part of the question completely. Content should reflect understanding of the document and substantive responses to the prompts.
- Be sure to support your ideas with quotations from the document. Include a minimum of three sources for your essay. When you quote or paraphrase sources, you must provide a works cited page. If you use a direct quotation from any source, including the text, you must provide a citation and a works cited page.
- See Syllabus for information on plagiarism. The essay will be reviewed by Turnitin.