Question

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "The American Dream” speech. It is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers. Which statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address best serves as conflicting evidence to King’s statement?

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted.

The statement from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address that best serves as conflicting evidence to King’s statement is "

The true brotherhood of America, of respecting the separateness of others . . . and uniting in effort . . . has been so twisted and distorted.

For four terms, Wallace was the 45th governor of the state of Alabama. He was a racist man that supported segregation in his state. He opposed the integration of students at the University of Alabama in 1962, protested around and President John F.Kennedy had to send National Gaurd troops to protect black students.

The other options of the question were A) Bless all the people of this great sovereign State and nation, both white and black. B) To realize our ambitions and to bring to fruition our dreams, we as Alabamians must take cognizance of the world about us.

D) In united effort we were meant to live under this government.