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I Have a Dream
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On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech that forever changed America's perception of the black people. Up until then, the blacks were segregated in almost every aspect of life and had very few rights. It can be said today, some 35 years after his death, that King was truly one of the greatest black activist in history who helped shape the lives of every black person in America. This speech by King was the pinnacle moment of his movement. He was already well-known by the whole country before this speech for his involvement with racial discrimination. His beginning as a national figure began when he was named president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, an organization that directed a bus boycott. The black people were not happy that they had to give up their seats to white people, prompting the bus boycott. After taking this issue to court in 1956, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision, which ordered that buses needed to be desegregated.
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Title: I Have a Dream
Words: 837
Rating: None
Pages: 3.3
submitted by: ghanesh
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