MLK

Answer at least two of the questions

Please indicate which questions you are answering, and separate each into its own paragraph. At least 6 sentences!

Questions:

· How does he connect the past (1863) with the present (1963)?

· Explain these concepts of the "check," the "promissory note" and "insufficient funds."

· In what ways is this speech a reflection of the successes and failures of Reconstruction?

· How does he use America's ideals, as professed in its founding documents?

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Answer at least two of the questions

Please indicate which questions you are answering, and separate each into its own paragraph. At least 6 sentences!

Questions:

· What are the goals of the vagrancy statutes and who do they seek to control?

· Why do white people incur substantially larger punishments throughout these laws?

· Who is authorized to enforce these employment laws?

· Why create so many situations in which African Americans can be fined?

· What is the overall intent and effect of these black codes?

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