"I Have a Dream," by Martin Luther King Jr.: List 2

Learn the vocabulary that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used to inspire a generation to break free from the "manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination."

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., King stood before an estimated quarter of a million people who had gathered to demonstrate for passage of the Civil Rights Act.

This list focuses on King's use of figurative language in paragraph 6 through the end of the speech.

Here is the link to List 1.