Question

Read the given paragraph then answer the question that follows:

"But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

State the evidence King uses to support his claim that "the Negro is still not free." what problems does "the Negro" still face? Explain by citing textual evidence.Immersive Reader
(2 Points)

Answer 1

"the Negro" still face the problems of unjust and prejudicial treatment, and extreme economic disparity as evidences by these lines: "the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." and "the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity." Lastly, King also mentioned that "the Negros" still suffered from unacceptance, hatred, and racism on his own land in the line "Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land."

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