What is the meaning of the word 'desolate' in MLK's speech, 'I Have a Dream'? "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

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What is the meaning of the word 'desolate' in MLK's speech, 'I Have a Dream'?

"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

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Barren, hopeless

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desolate means empty/bare

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