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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the metaphor of an "American bad check" to describe the promises of the American government to African Americans during the civil rights era. He was referring to the fact that the government had made promises of freedom and equality to African Americans, but had not fulfilled its promises. He believed that the government had issued a "bad check" to African Americans, and that it was time for the government to honor its obligations and make good on its promises.
I believe that Dr. King was right in his assessment of the situation. He was pointing out the injustice of the situation and the hypocrisy of the government in making promises that it had no intention of fulfilling. The injustice of the situation was further highlighted by the fact that African Americans were being denied civil rights, even though the government had promised these rights to them. I believe that the government should have honored its promises to African Americans and provided them with the rights they deserved.