To honor Martin Luther King, the Department of National Education forgot the basics

To honor Martin Luther King, the Department of National Education forgot the basics

Bateman / Bateman Archive American religious and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. His speech has become one of his most famous works.

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To Honor Martin Luther King, DNE Forgets What’s Essential (Picture of Martin Luther King during his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, in Washington, DC August 28, 1963)

Politics – find the fault. On paper, the idea wasn’t bad, but the end result is sorely lacking in consistency. On this Tuesday, August 29, the Department of National Education wanted to pay tribute to Martin Luther King who, only 60 years ago, on August 28, 1963, delivered his famous speech “i have a dream”.

He dreamed of an America free of racism and segregation, and where civil rights for blacks would be recognized. In honor of this historic and capital speech, the ministry has produced a clip showing young French teens uttering their own version of this text in English.

Of the six children who took alliteration i have a dream Young Liu, 14, says he dreams of a world where there is equality between men and women, between “the old and the young, the fat and the thin, the Christians and the Muslims”. But what about the main theme of the original text: the equality of whites and blacks?

Because by watching the video, not only is the topic mentioned, but above all we quickly realize one thing: the cruel lack of diversity, given that all the children chosen are white.

This inconsistency clearly did not go unnoticed by netizens who were quick to express their dismay, often humorously.

It’s hard to fathom the cast’s choice to pay tribute to one of the most famous speeches of the 20’sH Century in favor of civil rights for blacks. Thus, a few hours after the video was published, the Ministry specified on its X account (formerly Twitter), that the students in this video are the winners of the 2023 competition. “the more you say” “which encourages the creative practice of English in college”.

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