Throughout this speech, Dr. King chooses to reference famous American works, speeches, and
songs, as well as the bible.
Why do you think he chooses to do this? Write a
short paragraph explaining your reasoning.
And this will be the day -- this will be the day
when all of God's children will be able to sing
with new meaning:
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,
of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the
Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
... And when this happens, when we allow
freedom ring, when we let it ring from every
village and every hamlet, from every state and
every city, we will be able to speed up that day
when all of God's children black men and
DONE

I honestly believe he uses those to speak to people better. If a large part of the population in the U.S. believes in the words in the Bible and God they are more likely to listen. And God has said in the Bible that everyone is brothers and sisters do not discourage them or look down on them for they are your brother or sister. And he loves all his creations so black and whites aren’t at all different in his eyes.

King is trying to show how the promises made by the founding fathers – in documents like the Emancipation Proclamation and the Declaration of Independence – had not been fulfilled.

King is trying to show that segregation and discrimination is not Godly or Christian.

King does not believe that America can truly be great as long as there is inequality.

King is trying to argue that great men in history – like Jefferson and Lincoln – would support the civil rights movement.

Explanation:

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saint clair’s defeat, (november 4, 1791), one of the worst defeats ever suffered by u.s. forces in indian warfare, precipitated by british-indian confrontation with settlers and militia in the northwest territory following the american revolution. despite specific provisions in the treaty of 1783 for the evacuation of its forts on the northwestern border, britain had failed to yield these lucrative fur-trading posts. in hopes of reclaiming lost hunting grounds with british support, a northwest indian confederation was gradually molded between 1785 and 1787, consisting mainly of shawnee, delaware, ottawa, iroquois, ojibwa, miami, and potawatomi. kentucky frontiersmen reacted to this threat by initiating raiding parties on native villages as early as 1788, and indian warfare flared up the following year.

the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.