1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“I Have A Dream” Speech
Analyzing an Argument
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. What do you know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
What do you know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & his “I Have a Dream” Speech?

3. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech is considered a Seminal U. S
Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech is considered a Seminal U.S. Document seminal (adj.) – describes a work, event, or moment that strongly influenced later developments

4. “I Have A Dream”

5. Civil Rights Progress
A timeline of key events that contributed to the civil rights movement…

6. Civil Rights Timeline
As you view and listen, fill in at least five major events on your timeline that helped progress the Civil Rights Moment.

7. America in the 1950’s…
Where all “Men are created equal”….

8. But not all men are treated equal…
America in the 1950’s…
But not all men are treated equal…

10. Jim Crow Laws are Alive and Well…
Jim Crow Laws: Set of formal laws and regulations
Also a system of social racism
Emphasis on “knowing your place”
Designed to limit contact and maintain a certain level of social status for White citizens
Jim Crow Social Expectations:
Black people did not argue with Whites
Black people did not make eye contact with Whites
Black men did not touch, speak to, or look at a White woman
Black people were expected to step aside and wait for a white person to walk past
White people always had the right-of-way at an intersection

11. 1955:The Emmett Till Case
A black teenager found dead after allegedly whistling at a white woman. There was substantial evidence pointing in the direction of two white men. An all white jury finds the men “not guilty”. News of the case brings nationwide attention to the civil rights movement.

12. 1956: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up to a white person on a bus and is subsequently arrested.
This leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott .

13. 1957: The Little Rock Nine
President Eisenhower sends the National Guard to Little Rock’s Central High School to protect nine black students as they desegregate the school.

14. 1960: Sit-in Campaigns

15. 1961: Freedom Riders
Volunteers travel around the South by bus in attempt to desegregate bus terminals.

16. 1963: March on Washington and Dr. King’s “I have a Dream” Speech
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1963: March on Washington and Dr. King’s “I have a Dream” Speech

17. But it doesn’t end there!
1964- MLK is awarded the Nobel Piece Prize Civil Rights Act is signed 1965-Voting Rights Act 1968-Assassination of MLK

18. Watch the Speech
“I Have A Dream” Speech

19. As we watch the History Channel video … Listen for answers to these questions.
Who is the speaker?
Who was the audience?
When & where was the speech presented?
What was the purpose of the speech?
What was Dr. King’s ultimate goal with this speech?

20. Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is the speaker?
Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

21. Who was the audience?
March on Washington ending at the Lincoln Memorial
Crowd of more than 250,000 people

22. When & where was the speech presented?
Washington D.C. – Nation’s Capital
August 28, 1963

23. National Mall – Washington D.C. Present Day

24. National Mall – Washington D.C. March on Washington in 1963

25. National Mall – Washington D.C. March on Washington in 1963

26. “I have a Dream” is an Argument
As you listen to his speech today, think about how he achieves his goal through his words.

27. “I Have A Dream” Speech (p. 47 – 51)
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“I Have A Dream” Speech (p. 47 – 51)