Bellringer 8/29

     I am a bit offended by the article as a human being. After being seated in a waiting room for upwards of two hours, a party of 25 African American people were told to leave because they had made a white customer feel threatened. That disgusted me, because after waiting patiently for two hours, then they were told to leave. Also, why does one man have complete authority to condemn a group of 25 because he felt threatened? What could they possibly have done to make him feel that way, laugh? Shameful.

Phrase from I Have A Dream

The quote I chose was 6. “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy." In every government and people made document, it states that all men were created equal. However, the very government and people who drafted these documents did not enforce equality. Though slavery was amended, they did not have even the most basic rights and treatment. When MLKJ said this, he wanted the government to keep their promise.

Reaction to I Have A Dream Speech 8/29

     One of the first thing MLKJ says is that the day will go down in history during his speech. He says that society has manacles on black people, which was very accurate for the time at which the speech was given. He states that one day he dreams that black and white children will be able to hold hands and consider themselves brothers and sisters. Through this speech, he attempts to convey that through all religion and walks of life all men and women should be considered equal.

     Most of his purposes stated in the speech have made unimaginable progress ,and I'm sure Martin Luther King Jr. himself would gape at the effect he made on our parents and grandparents. The most powerful line in the speech for me was one where he states his hopes for his four children and that they may not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.