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Module 6 Short Answer
Rose Sabins
HUM 100 Perspectives in the Humanities, Southern New Hampshire University
Josh Alley
October 7, 2023
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Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. was an activist for social issue such as human rights and
equality for all especially for African Americans during the 1950s (“Martin Luther King Jr: Day,
Death, Quotes,” 2009). Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15,
1929, and was assassinated on April 4, 1968, (“Martin Luther King Jr: Day, Death, Quotes,”
2009). In 1963, MLK joined many other civil rights leaders in the plans for a march on
Washington to protest the lack of voting rights, unemployment, and segregation (
The Historical
Legacy of the March on Washington
, 2018). The march on Washington took place on August 28,
1963, and ended at the Lincoln Memorial. The march on Washington ended with a interracial
crowd of 250,000 who gathered and listened to speakers without violence (
The Historical
Legacy of the March on Washington
, 2018). There were many speakers lined up for the day
including Martin Luther King, Jr. who had originally prepared a short and formal speech until
gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called “Tell them about your dream, Martin!” that’s when he
came up with the speech “I Have A Dream” (Korea, 2023).
One cultural work that is important when it comes to MLK is his “I Have A Dream”
speech which falls under literature as a medium. In the speech MLK talks about how 100 years
after the Emancipation Proclamation the colored Americans are still not free (Korea, 2023).
Martin Luther King, Jr. states in his speech that the Constitution and Declaration of
Independence “was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be
guaranteed the inalienable rights of life and the pursuit of happiness” which was not the current
case for African Americans at the time (Korea, 2023). MLK also states that if the issues
addressed today were not fixed that “The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the
foundation of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges” (Korea, 2023). MLk talks about
how if the issue is not fixed that the African Americans will never be satisfied if
their children
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are robbed of their life because of the “for white only” signs (Korea, 2023). Marting Luther
King, Jr. even included his family in his speech stating, “I have a dream that 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 their character” (Korea, 2023).
What questions about human culture does this work prompt?
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What laws did the government pass after Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have A Dream”
speech?
2.
Are there still issues today with racial equality?
What big questions do you think influenced the cultural work you selected?
1.
What was Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech intended to do?
This connects with the larger human need to express themselves because Martin Luther King,
Jr. was fed up with the African American’s does not have the same rights as White
American’s. Martin Luther King’s speech was intended to make Americans of all racial
backgrounds aware of the civil, economic, and racial inequality. He does this by pointing out
how “America has given its colored people a bad check, a check that has come back marked
‘insufficient funds’” (Korea, 2023). He also proves that they are not equal by saying “We can
never be satisficed as long as our bodies, heavy with fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in
motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities” these motels and hotels were all labeled
whites only (Korea, 2023). MLK’s speech was intended to show those that showed up to the
Lincoln Memorial how unequal their lives were and how unhappy the African Americans
were about the situation.
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Resources
Korea, U. M. (2023, March 7).
Martin Luther King, Jr. : I Have a Dream Speech (1963) - U.S.
Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea
. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in The
Republic of Korea. https://kr.usembassy.gov/martin-luther-king-jr-dream-speech-1963/
Martin Luther King Jr: Day, Death, Quotes. (2009, November 9).
HISTORY
.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr
The historical legacy of the March on Washington
. (2018, August 15). National Museum of
African American History and Culture. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-
legacy-march-washington#:~:text=In%201963%2C%20civil%20rights%20leaders,and
%20unemployment%20among%20African%20Americans.