In this activity each student imagines he or she is one of these former leaders who has come back to visit. Ask students to think about what these leaders represented and to write a speech as if they were one of these leaders who has returned for a visit today. Students should talk about what has changed and what has remained the same since the 1960s. Which of their dreams were realized? Which were not? How did people carry out their wishes?
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Materials Needed: Pencils, paper, note cards
Text of these speeches
* John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address
* I Have a Dream, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
* Presidential Inaugurals Select "U.S. Inaugurals" in the Reference drop-down menu. (Columbia University Bartleby Library)
* Great Speeches (The History Channel)
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