"It is obvious today that America has defaulted……" — Martin Luther King, Jr.

"It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'"

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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