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Unit14FreedomfightersBrainstormingWhatdoes“freedom”meantoyou?BeingfreetoexpressyouropinionsfreedomYouropinions?Why?Havingtherighttodoasonepleases•Bornin1929•Graduatedin1955•Workedinachurch•Organisedhisfirstactionsin1955•Gavespeech“IhaveaDream”in1963•ReceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1964•Murderedin1968Listening1.WhatkindoftalkdidMartinLutherKing,Jrgive?2.Whatwashistalkabout?3.Whendidhegivethetalk?Hegaveaspeech.AboutfreedomforblackpeopleIn1963Completethefollowingsentences:1.Westillhadtof_____thef______thattheNegrowasnotf_____.2.Thehurricaneofrevolutionwouldcontinuetoshakethefoundationofthen____.3.Myfourchildrenwillonedayliveinac______wheretheywillnotbejudgedbythec______oftheirskinbutbythec________oftheirc__________.aceationountryreeactolorontentharater4.Whenweletfreedomr____wewillbeabletojoinhandsands_____inthewordsoftheoldNegrosong.ingingSomephraseandshortsentencesrepeatedafewtimesinKing’sspeech.1.________________2.________________3.________________IhaveadreamletfreedomringfreeatlastOnDec.1st,1955,RosaParks,ablackwoman,refusedtoleaveherseatforawhitemanandwasarrestedbythepolice.BackgroundIsaytoyoutoday,myfriends,soeventhoughwefacethedifficultiesoftodayandtomorrow,Istillhaveadream.ItisadreamdeeplyrootedintheAmericandream.Ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseupandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed:Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident;thatallmenarecreatedequal.IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.IhaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwiththeheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.Ihaveadreamtoday.IhaveadreamthatonedaydowninAlabama,withitsviciousracists,withitsgovernorhavinghislipsdrippingwiththewordsofinterpositionandnullification,thatonedayrightdowninAlabamalittleblackboysandblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsassistersandbrothers.Ihaveadreamtoday.Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvalleyshallbeexhaled,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemadeplain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether.Thisisourhope.ThisisthefaiththatIwillgobacktotheSouthwith.Withthisfaithwewillbeabletohewoutofthemountainofdespairastoneofhope.Withthisfaithwewillbeabletotransformthejanglingdiscordsofournationintoabeautifulsymphonyofbrotherhood.Withthisfaithwewillbeabletoworktogether,topraytogether,tostruggletogether,togotojailtogether,tostandupforfreedomtogether,knowingthatwewillbefreeoneday.ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod'schildrenwillbeabletosingwithnewmeaning,Mycountryisofthee,sweetlandofliberty,oftheeIsing.Landwheremyfathersdied,landofthePilgrims'pride,fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring.AndifAmericaistobeagreatnation,thismustbecometrue.SoletfreedomringfromtheprodigioushilltopsofNewHampshire.LetfreedomringfromthemightymountainsofNewYork.LetfreedomringfromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania.Letfreedomringfromthesnow-cappedRockiesofColorado.LetfreedomringfromthecurvaceousslopesofCalifornia.Butnotonlythat;letfreedomringfromtheStoneMountainofGeorgia.LetfreedomringfromLookoutMountainofTennessee.LetfreedomringfromeveryhillandmolehillofMississippi.Fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring.Andwhenthishappens,andwhenweallowfreedomring,whenweletitringfromeveryvillageandeveryhamlet,fromeverystateandeverycity,wewillbeabletospeedupthatdaywhenallofGod'schildren,blackmenandwhitemen,Jewsandgentiles,ProtestantsandCatholics,willbeabletojoinhandsandsinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual,Freeatlast!Freeatlast!ThankGodAlmighty,wearefreeatlast!Reading1.MartinLutherKing,Jrwenttouniversitywhenhewaseighteen.2.Blackpeoplerefusedtotakebusesformorethan18months.3.Blackgirlscouldnotmarrywhiteboys.4.RoseParkswasarrestedforhittingawhiteboys.5.TheCivilRightsActwaspassedin1965.Fast-readingFFTFFDecidewhichofthefollowingsentencesaretrue.fifteen381daysrefusingtostandupforawhiteman1964MainideaofeachparagraphParagraphMainIdeathebackgroundofthespeechKing’sactionagainstracialdiscriminationthefamousspeech“Ihaveadream”MartinLutherKing’smessageKing’sdeathKing’ssuccessKing’sopinionRosaParks’event26138745Post-readingDiscussionMartinLutherKing,JrfoughtforthecivilrightsofblackpeopleinAmerica.Whichcivilrightsdidhewantblackpeopletoget?TohavetherighttomarrywhitepeopleTobeallowedtogointoanysectionofallshops,restaurants,hospitalsandonanybusesandtrains,anyhotels,schoolsorlibrariesTobegiventhefullrighttovoteDiscussionKingbelievedthathecouldreachhisgoalthroughpeacefulactions,notthroughviolence.Givethreeexamplesofsuchpeacefulactions.marchesspeechesboycotts