Question

What was Dr. King alluding to when he stated that America had defaulted on the promissory note? (1 point) Responses that the government had defaulted on its promise to pay reparations to former slaves that the government had defaulted on its promise to pay reparations to former slaves that the government had defaulted on its promise to fund social programs created to help poor people that the government had defaulted on its promise to fund social programs created to help poor people that the government had defaulted on its promise to promote and ensure the equality of all people that the government had defaulted on its promise to promote and ensure the equality of all people that the government had defaulted on its promise to provide land grants to former slaves

Answer 1

Dr. King was alluding to the fact that the government had defaulted on its promise to promote and ensure the equality of all people. He was specifically referring to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which promised all citizens the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but had not been fully realized for all Americans, particularly African Americans.