Summary: The Case For Reparations

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The Case for Reparations
The Case of Reparations written by Ta-Nehisi Coates describes the struggle of homeownership for African Americans, and discusses the need of reparations. The author explains the story of Clyde Ross, an African American from Mississippi who wanted to own a home in North Lawndale, Chicago. However, he was sucked into a system of having all the responsibilities of home ownership, but still had to pay rent, which means he did not actually own his home. Unfortunately, this happened to many African Americans in Chicago. The author’s purpose is to create awareness of why many African Americans do not own homes, the creation of all white or all black neighborhoods and the government’s involvement (Coates 2014).
I Have a Dream
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the historical I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. With an audience of about 250,00 people from all racial backgrounds, Dr. King addressed discrimination, prejudice and police brutality against African Americans, and his hopes and dreams of freedom for all people in the United States. Dr. King needed to have a dream because of the mistreatment African …show more content…

However, most people only know the portion that start with I have a dream. Many people do not know the beginning of the speech. The beginning addressed discrimination, racism and segregation. I believe many people do not know the first part of the speech because it was not taught in school. It was probably not taught in schools because school districts did not want even more attention on the flaws of the United States, but the potential. The first part of speech somewhat scorns America for its injustices and inequalities, and as the second part is more uplifting and recognizes America’s potential (King

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