Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech.

This note [the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution] was a promise that all men . . . would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights” of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note.

–"I Have a Dream,”
Martin Luther King Jr.

What is the best summary of this part of the speech?

African Americans do not enjoy the rights of full citizenship.
Modern America is not fulfilling promises made to African Americans in earlier times.
The United States does not pay its debts as promised.
African Americans are owed reparations for the abuses of slavery.

The theme of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" is the overt denial of freedom and equality for Black Americans against the tenets of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

According to Martin Luther, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution promised equality for all men.

In practice, there was no equality for enslaved people, unless they were not part of the men mentioned in the documents.

Thus, the best summary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" is A. African Americans do not enjoy the rights of full citizenship.

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