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Reading Comprehension
“I Have a Dream”
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Answer the questions.
1. What was Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream in 1963?
He dreamt of racial and social equality. He wanted his people to truly be treated as equal and to be free. He dreamt of harmony and brotherhood amongst people.
2. Who is the great American to which MLK is alluding in the beginning of his speech?
Abraham Lincoln
3. What does the Emancipation Proclamation abolish?
It abolishes slavery and proclaims every man to be free and equal.
“I Have a Dream” 9 by Martin Luther King, Jr.
