"The Gettysburg Address"
by Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg Pa. Nov. 19th, 1863. [n. p. n. d.].
Gettysburg Address
Delivered at Gettysburg, Pa.
Nov. 19th 1863.
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Question
Use the passages to answer the question.
LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
Credit Line: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” April 16, 1963. The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which lines from King’s letter best reflect Lincoln’s concern when he says, “...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
“...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for the best in the American dream…”
“...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for the best in the American dream…”
“But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’"
“But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’"
“...I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.”
“...I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.”
“I have no despair about the future...because the goal of America is freedom.”
“I have no despair about the future...because the goal of America is freedom.”
“...and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.”
“...and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action.”
The two lines from King's letter that best reflect Lincoln's concern are:
1. "...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for the best in the American dream..."
2. "...and still fewer have the vision to see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent, and determined action."