Primary Sources - Famous Speeches: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" - Formative Staff | Library

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Which statement BEST describes the purpose of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech?

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“One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by handcuffs of segregation and the chains of discrimination.”
“We can never be satisfied when we are robbed of our dignity by signs stating 'For Whites Only.”
“With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.”
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
“As long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality, we can never be satisfied.”