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[12] And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.
[13] We cannot turn back.
[14] There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be
satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the
unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies,
heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and
the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro‘s basic mobility is
from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children
are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites
Only.” We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a
Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not
satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters, and
righteousness like a mighty stream.”
[15] I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have
come from areas where your quest— quest for freedom left you battered by the storms
of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is
redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go
back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern
cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.
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Read the dictionary entry.
Redemptive
/rəˈdem(p)tiv/ adjective
1. Leading to punishment
2. Bringing a sense of justice and moral renewal
3. Encouraging violence and revenge
4. Removing all obstacles from the movement
Which definition best matches the use of the word redemptive in paragraph 15?
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
[13] We cannot turn back.
[14] There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be
satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the
unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies,
heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and
the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro‘s basic mobility is
from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children
are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites
Only.” We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a
Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not
satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters, and
righteousness like a mighty stream.”
[15] I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and
tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have
come from areas where your quest— quest for freedom left you battered by the storms
of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is
redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go
back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern
cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.
© Houston ISD Curriculum 2024-2025 10
Read the dictionary entry.
Redemptive
/rəˈdem(p)tiv/ adjective
1. Leading to punishment
2. Bringing a sense of justice and moral renewal
3. Encouraging violence and revenge
4. Removing all obstacles from the movement
Which definition best matches the use of the word redemptive in paragraph 15?
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
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The best definition that matches the use of the word "redemptive" in paragraph 15 is:
B. Definition 2 - Bringing a sense of justice and moral renewal.
In this context, "unearned suffering is redemptive" suggests that through suffering, individuals can attain a sense of justice and moral renewal, which aligns with the overall message of hope and perseverance in the fight for civil rights.
B. Definition 2 - Bringing a sense of justice and moral renewal.
In this context, "unearned suffering is redemptive" suggests that through suffering, individuals can attain a sense of justice and moral renewal, which aligns with the overall message of hope and perseverance in the fight for civil rights.