This work claims that the Declaration of Independence constituted a "promissory note" which came back marked "insufficient funds." While delivering this speech, its author was about to sit down when a cry from Mahalia Jackson prompted him to give an impromptu sermon. This speech begins by noting that "Five score years ago, a great Americansigned the Emancipation Proclamation." It cries "Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!" and concludes "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" For 10 points, name this speech delivered during the March on Washington by Martin Luther King.
This work claims that the Declaration of Independence constituted a "promissory note" which came back marked "insufficient funds." While delivering this speech, its author was about to sit down when a cry from Mahalia Jackson prompted him to give an impromptu sermon. This speech begins by noting that "Five score years ago, a great Americansigned the Emancipation Proclamation." It cries "Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!" and concludes "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" For 10 points, name this speech delivered during the March on Washington by Martin Luther King.
This work claims that the Declaration of Independence constituted a "promissory note" which came back marked "insufficient funds."
"I Have a Dream" Speech