For this assignment, please read the two speeches in the “Ballot or the Bullet” and “I Have a Dream” page in this module, and then write a three paragraph response paper that answers this question:
Using specific examples and events in her life as evidence, WHICH one of the two speeches would Anne Moody agree with more: Dr King or Malcolm X?
What do they have in common? What ideas, messages, or calls to action do they share? In the same paragraph, describe how the speeches are different. How do their conclusions and recommendations contrast?
In the second and third paragraphs, use several specific moments from Anne Moody’s life that you think show which speech she would agree with the most. The second and third paragraphs can also include content from the two speeches.
Some students argue that Anne Moody would side with Malcolm X; other students have asserted that she was more in tune in with MLK’s speech; some students have also argued that Anne Moody would agree with parts of both speeches. Other students stated that Anne’s views changed over time, and that “younger” Anne Moody would like one speech, but “older” Anne Moody would prefer the other.
