Question

“One hundred years later, the Negro lives on à

lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast
ocean of material prosperity.” To what does Kind compare African Americans poverty?

Answer 1

One hundred years later (after the end of slavery), the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. ... “ They were separated from the rest of society because of how poor they were (and, as King says in a previous sentence, because of racial discrimination).

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