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

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.


How does King's allusion to the enslavement of African American people affect the speech?


It shows the listener that Dr. King is more interested in the history of African Americans than their present.


It reminds the listener of the horrible conditions of bondage and its aftereffects.


It explains why Dr. King thinks enslavement is bad.


It tells the listener that enslavement is illegal.