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Modern Speeches
YGK These Modern Speeches
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An 1857 extemporaneous speech delivered at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, where the speaker proclaimed she could "work as much and eat as much as a man" | “Ain’t I a Woman” |
| The speaker of the "Ain't I a Woman" speech, a former slave and abolitionist | Sojourner Truth |
| An 1863 speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at a cemetery dedication, lasting two minutes and referring to the nation's birth "four score and seven years ago" | The Gettysburg Address |
| The most complete manuscript of the Gettysburg Address, now kept at the White House | The Bliss Copy |
| An 1896 speech at the Democratic National Convention supporting the "free silver" policy, concluding "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" | The Cross of Gold speech |
| The former Nebraska congressman who delivered the Cross of Gold speech and secured the Democratic presidential nomination | William Jennings Bryan |
| A series of 1940 addresses given by Winston Churchill during the Battle of France, promising “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” and declaring "we shall fight on the beaches" | The War Speeches |
| The 1945 radio message by Emperor Hirohito announcing Japan’s surrender in WWII, where he urged his people to "endure the unendurable" | The Jewel Voice Broadcast (The Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War) |
| The failed coup attempt by army officers to destroy the recording of the Jewel Voice Broadcast the night before it aired | The Kyujo Incident |
| The 1947 speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru on the night of India’s independence, celebrating that Indians would “awake to life and freedom” | “Tryst with Destiny” speech |
| A 1952 TV and radio address by Richard Nixon addressing accusations of an illegal campaign slush fund, mentioning a cocker spaniel | The “Checkers” speech |
| A 1956 speech delivered by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to the Communist Party Congress, denouncing the "Cult of Personality" of his predecessor | “On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences” (The Secret Speech) |
| The 1963 speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington, where he called the promise of the Declaration of Independence a “bad check” | The “I Have a Dream” speech |
| The singer who encouraged MLK Jr. to “tell them about the dream” during his speech | Mahalia Jackson |
| A 1964 speech delivered by Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial in his defense against terrorism charges | I am Prepared to Die |
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