MLK+-+Dream

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THE MARCH

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?**

At the end of the march, Martin Luther King gave his " I have a dream speech" which lead to a fresh new start to the civil rights movement. It also showed the government that action in this area was needed as very fast. ** AFTER **

**If we didn't get to it in class, watch [|16th Street] to see what happened right after the March.**

KING

** Read the essay from [|**TIME 100 - Martin Luther King**] **. As you do, respond to the following questions:

**Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?**-Because King "liberated them from the burden of America's centuries-old hypocrisy about race." **Was King "the right man at the right time"?**-Yes. Nobody could imagine the movement without the help of King. He was the one who changed everything, and without him, the movement would not have "unfolded" the right way without his inspirational speech.

**Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why' not?** I don't think he would, because people are so moved and inspired by his line, and it changed many lives. If he was still alive today I think he would be proud that so many people are inspired even today.

MEMORIALS

There are many memorials to King around the United States, and there will soon be a new one in Washington D.C.! Check out some of the links below, and look at the video of the new National Memorial.

[|The King Center] [|**Martin Luther King** Jr National Historic Site] [|Some King historical sites from Taft's travels] [|Some King historical video from Taft's travels] ||
 * || [|Washington, DC, **Martin Luther King** Jr. National **Memorial**]