In Martin Luther's "I Have a Dream" speech, he dreamed that one day he might be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin. This statement led to misinterpretation by the dominant culture in several ways. What was King's actual purpose with this statement

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Liberty Phillips

21 November, 12:03

In Martin Luther's "I Have a Dream" speech, he dreamed that one day he might be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin. This statement led to misinterpretation by the dominant culture in several ways. What was King's actual purpose with this statement

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Selah Garcia · Answer 1

What king means is that it will not matter what you look like, you will get the same treatment as everyone else. He was not saying that he hated the white skinned people. He wanted to be seen as his personality, rather than his skin color.