I+Have+a+Dream

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** 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?** The author feels that whites owe MLK the greatest debt because it was him that let America truly be the home of the free. The achievements of King let white people brag about being a free country without others laughing at them.

** Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not? ** ("I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"). King would be upset with the new use of his line. It is now used to oppose affirmative action. MLK would have opposed this because he wanted justice for African Americans; not just back then, but in the years to come as well. **
 * Was King "the right man at the right time"?** MLK was surely the right man at the right time. He emerged as the one with the most impact on the civil rights movement. He was a preacher which expanded his influence on African Americans. His legendary actions were essential to the success of the Civil Rights Movement.

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