MLK's+Dream

I HAVE A DREAM August 28, 1963

KING ** 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 believes that whites may owe King the greatest debt "for liberating them from the burden of America's centuries-old hypocrisy about race." During that time, the U.S. claimed to be the leader of the "free-world", but that was never taken seriously due to the vast amount of racism and segregation in America. King helped the U.S. live up to what it was claiming to be.

Yes, he was. Without him, the movement would've unfolded quite differently. He changed it and led it to success. Of course, there would've been no famous MLK without the movement, so he was the right man, but it was also the right time. The movement had needed a leader, and MLK had stepped up to the plate. **Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?**
 * Was King "the right man at the right time"?**

According to the author, yes he would. It has been used and used again for things that hardly support what he believed in. Those who have used it and continue to use it for their own purposes, often supporting a very selective interpretation of his message. I do not think King would approve.

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