Explain the history of discrimination against African Americans and the efforts to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the United States. Include specific facts and examples.
**Read Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream.”
Write a summary of the meaning of the speech using inferences.
**Research current African American facts and statistics.
Write 6-10 facts or statistics you found interesting. These facts should prove or disprove Martin Luther King’s idea of the “promised land.”
2014 – There were 45.7 million African Americans (14.3% of the population)
*List websites used beyond the provided sites.
“25 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Lives of Black People in America”
http://www.alternet.org/books/25-statistics-paint-picture-black-america
“Interesting Facts About the African American Population”
“The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States”
NAACP – “Education Fact Sheet, Health Care Fact Sheet, and Criminal Justice Fact Sheet”
https://www.naacp.org/page/-/education%20documents/AfricanAmericansAndEducation.pdf
http://www.naacp.org/pages/health-care-fact-sheet
http://www.naacp.org/pages/criminal-justice-fact-sheet
Feeding America “African American Hunger Fact Sheet”
“5 disturbing Stats on Black-White Inequality”
http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/news/economy/black-white-inequality/
**Based on your research, write a paragraph explaining if we as a country have reached the “promised land” that Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned. Make sure to include facts/statistics to prove your point.
