martin luther king jr summary?

Question

i need to write a summary about his "I have a dream speech" i`m no good at summaries. help me

Answer 1

I have to memorise the whole thing by next month for drama
There is part of the speech
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of ***** slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the ***** still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the ***** is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the ***** lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the ***** is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the ***** people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."











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Answer 2

I can give you some info that can help you start your summary.

Well you;ll need to mention why this speech was some important - freedom and equality for all no matter the race, creed, etc.

He help implement a lot civil rights law - EEOC, Black people and women rights to vote. Just think of all the Civil law suits that you heard of. If it wasn't for MLK and the civil rights momemts. A lot of people, not just black people wouldn't have alot of rights today,