Almost one hundred years separate Lincoln’s second inaugural address delivered on March 4, 1865 from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s open letter from Birmingham Jail written April, 16 1963. One hundred years is not a long time historically, but it is an eternity for a people oppressed and mistreated for several centuries, including most of the history of our young nation.
In a minimum of 750 words, analyze Lincoln’s address and King’s letter:
Discuss three things that connect Lincoln and King through these writings
Discuss at least one thing that separates them
What stands out most in your mind in Lincoln’s address and King’s letter?
Select one other reading for this week and explain how it adds to your perspective of Lincoln’s address and King’s letter.

The following readings from the Norton Reader
George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant, (784)
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Morals of the Prince, (797)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, (811)
Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, (813)
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, (818)
Randall Balmer, Diversity and Stability: The Paradox of Religious Pluralism, (831)
Stephen Carter, The Separation of Church and State, (843)

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Posted on May 31, 2016Author TutorCategories Question, Questions