MLK Jr.'s "Dream" Speech pp. 9-11
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c1scottc on September 9, 2008
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 score | 20 years |
| fivescore | a century; 100 years |
| symbolic | not real, but standing for something bigger (ex: a flag is SYMBOLIC of a country) |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Document written/signed by President Lincoln to END SLAVERY in states that seceeded from the Union |
| emancipate | set free |
| proclaim | say or write forcefully |
| beacon | a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires |
| momentous | important and timely |
| decree | like a proclamation (ex: a law issued by a king -- the monarch decreed that all his subjects should kneel in his presence) |
| seared | burnt (she seared the meat at the bbq so it had grill marks on it) |
| wither | to dry up (usually over a long time of non-use -- ex: the grape withered in the sun; it became a raisin) |
| injustice | unfairness; being denied rights and protections of the law |
| daybreak | morning -- when the sun 'breaks' over the horizon |
| captivity | imprisonment |
| manacles | chains or handcuffs or other things that keep one tied down |
| discrimination | unfair and unequal treatment b/c one belongs to a certain group |
| segregation | separation (usu. unfair separation of people based on race) |
| poverty | the state of being poor |
| material | anything tangible or touch-able -- something REAL -- goods that can be bought and sold |
| prosperity | wealth |
| exile | n. state of being banished/kicked out permanently from one's home; v. to send out of one's country forever |
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