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PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

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“ ____ And when this happens, when we allow freedom [to] ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”The Words “free at last” in this passage are referring to freedom from:
A
hunger
B
racism
C
taxation
D
censorship
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To do that, he began repeating himself again. He mentioned mountains and hills across the country, each time urging people to “Let freedom ring!” It was a stirring message of hope and promise, not just for black Americans but for all Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Was the Message Behind the ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech? Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Dream” speech was a call for equality. It identified the faults of America and what measures were needed to make it a better place. A central theme throughout the speech was the importance of everyone being treated equally.

Detailed explanation-3: -I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

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