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Question 8 • United States History

The “I Have a Dream” speech referred to which historic American document?

Answer
A
the Twenty-fourth Amendment
B
the Magna Carta
C
the Declaration of Independence
D
the Voting Rights Act

Explanation

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech echoes the Declaration of Independence, especially its statement that “all men are created equal.” King used that ideal to highlight the gap between the nation’s founding promise and the reality of racial inequality. The correct choice is the Declaration of Independence.

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