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 populatio