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eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. Join eNotes ©2023 eNotes.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved i. suffering due to segregation and discriminationii. always treated justlyiii. becoming prosperous day by dayiv. happy to lead a life of
oppressioni. was made rich and happyii. was wealthy beyond imaginationiii. got the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happinessiv. was free to do whatever he/she desired, good or badi. would rule over the whiteii.

would rule Americaiii. would have special rights in Americaiv. would live in a nation where they would be judge on the basis of their character not the colour of their skin.Answer: The famous speech was given at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington on 28th August, 1963.Answer: By ‘make real the promises of democracy’, Martin Luther King means that
it was time that the promises that the United States of America has made to people as a democratic state, to treat all equally without discrimination, should be put to practiceAnswer: The Emancipation Proclamation is referred to as ‘a great beacon light of hope’.Answer: By the ‘threshold which leads into the palace of justice’ Martin means that the
black Americans are standing just outside the palace of justice where they are still denied entry.

The justice that they are seeking is the end of racism in America.Answer: The speaker urges the gathered crowd to watch their own actions and emotions and not respond violently to the violence that has been done to them. He says this because he believes that only love can do away with hate and violence. He believes in meeting physical force with
the force of soul.Answer: He wants to make the promises of democracy real because at the time this speech was made, the black Americans were facing a lot of discrimination. There had been cases of violence against them and violation of their rights all over America.Answer: The promissory note was the Emancipation Proclamation which gave a
promise of the rights of life, liberty and citizenship. Dr. King said that America had defaulted on it because the people and the government had not given what had been assured to the citizens of colour in America. They had not given freedom or justice.Answer: The atmosphere of discrimination and hatred against the African Americans is described as
a dark and desolate valley of segregation. While, the way towards creating an egalitarian and just society is described as bright and sunlit.Answer: Emancipation Proclamation was expected to be significant because it promised the Negro’s freedom from slavery and injustice. Conditions had not changed even after a hundred years.Answer: The
significance of the promissory note was that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. He elaborates the failure of the people and government of America to give freedom and justice to the coloured citizens by expanding the metaphor, using phrases like ‘a bad check’, ‘insufficient funds’, ‘the bank of
justice is bankrupt’, ‘vaults of opportunity’, ‘cash this check’ upon the rules of freedom and the security of justice.Answer: Martin Luther King Jr’s dream was to be a true part of the America which believed that all men are created equal. They would be judged on the basis of their character and not on their skin colour. The dream was of freedom in its
true sense.Answer: Martin Luther King Jr gave very correct guidance to the people when he said that they should not be ‘guilty of wrongful deeds’ while struggling to gain their rightful place in the society. Their goal is good and worthy. The means of achieving it should be equally good and worthy and not spoiled by wrongful things like abuse,
violence, etc. Yes, it was the right kind of guidance for the people.Answer: For his children’s future, Martin dreams that his children will have a future where they will not be judged on the basis of the colour of their skin but by the content of their characters.Answer: King hopes that one day every valley will be exalted and every hill will be made low,
meaning that one day there will be true equality amongst the people of America. He hopes that all crooked and rough places will be made straight and plain. The dream he returns to the South with is the dream of a nation based on the concepts of equality and love.So, these were I Have A Dream Questions & Answers.

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