Question 1 Part A
Which claim does Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. make in his "I Have A Dream" speech?

A. Racism is still around, but it is hidden.

B. The Emancipation Proclamation had no effect.

C. Racism has been eradicated.

D. One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation, black people are still not truly free.

Question 2
Part B
Which evidence from King's speech is most relevant in supporting the claim identified in Part A?

A. "...the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination."

B. "But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt."

C. "It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity."

D. "We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation."

Answers below:

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)