With their previous lives in "patches and shreds" they head towards the 'blood-rimmed horizon' which denotes their current state of tension between their chaotic past, filled with bloodshed, and new life. ... "I Have a Dream" takes the audience on an imaginary journey through a memory of the past of oppression and injustice to King's prayer for the eradication of racism, and the union between the colored and the white people. ...

• Word Count: 988
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She viewed spiritual freedom as the coming together of culture, by using an example of the patches on a quilt. ... Shirlee says, "It is surely a new day when white Americans are willing to look at their roots and find that some of them are possibly colored." ...

• Word Count: 1121
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School