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Project WhistleStop "Show Me" Learning Lesson: Rhetorical Devices in a Primary Source, Scoring Guide
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4. Dr. King probably had several persuasive aims for his speech. Remember
that he was speaking to the 200,000 marchers gathered to hear him, the legislators
in the Capitol, and the rest of the country, which learned of the speech through
the news media. What do you think he was trying to persuade each of these groups
to do?
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A) Marchers
convince them to persist
in nonviolent action to put the spotlight on inequality
B) Legislators
to persuade Congress
to pass the civil rights bill to end injustice and discrimination
C) Rest of the
country to inspire
all Americans to end injustice and racial discrimination.
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