Central Idea of I Have a Dream Speech
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I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lesson Plans by Elizabeth Pedro and Kristy Littlehale
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is a powerful message to the African American community to be strong and persevere during a time of great inequality in the United States.
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Storyboard Description
I Have a Dream Central Idea Activity example - Have students identify and illustrate the central ideas presented in MLK's I Have a Dream speech.
Storyboard Text
- Martin Luther King Jr. begins his speech by referencing the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the beacon of hope it provided for African Americans.
- He continues on to describe the injustice and segregation that African Americans are facing.
- King states that this is just the beginning and there will be no backing down until African Americans are considered equal.
- King demands that people maintain their dignity and discipline; he does not want people to resort to violence.
- He continues to encourage people to have faith and to press on until his dream is realized and citizens of different races can live together peacefully.
- King ends the speech preaching about all of God’s children across the United States being able to live in a free and equal world.
Image Attributions
- Boycott and picketing of downtown stores: Tallahassee, Florida - State Library and Archives of Florida - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Civil rights activists arrested - Tallahassee - State Library and Archives of Florida - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking.], 08/28/1963. - The U.S. National Archives - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Emancipation Proclamation, 01/01/1863 (Page 1 of 5) - The U.S. National Archives - (License No known copyright restrictions )
- Praying Hands - philwarren - (License Attribution )
- Sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter: Tallahassee, Florida - State Library and Archives of Florida - (License No known copyright restrictions )
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