NEXT UP! 3 28 Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) was a Baptist minister who played a key role in the American Civil Rights Movement. He believed that peaceful protest was the most effective weapon against racism and injustice in American society. In 1963, he organised a march in Washington, D.C. in support of President Kennedy’s anti-segregation laws. More than 200 000 people took part in the march, after which King delivered his famous speech, “I Have a Dream”. In 1964, the Civil Rights Act made discrimination illegal, and King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1968, he was assassinated by a sniper in Memphis, Tennessee. I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr. was not only an influential leader, he was also a great speaker. In 1963, he delivered his speech, “I Have a Dream”, outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The speech became a turning point for the Civil Rights Movement and is, to this day, one of the greatest American speeches ever given. 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 Negro 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 Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro MODEL TEXT to assassinate – ráða af dögum a sniper – leyniskytta a score – tuttugu Emancipation Proclamation – frelsisyfirlýsing momentous – örlagaríkt a decree – tilskipun a beacon – viti to sear – svíða withering – eyðandi captivity – fangavist manacles – handjárn vast – gífurlegt
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