"The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality"
- Martin Luther King Jr.
About this Quote
This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. talks to the struggle of African Americans for freedom and equality. He is describing the "blistering summertime" of the African American's discontent, which is a metaphor for the oppressive and unjustified conditions they have actually undergone for centuries. He is saying that up until there is a change in the status quo, the African American's discontent will not be relieved. He is likewise recommending that the only method to produce this change is through an "invigorating fall of freedom and equality". This is a call to action for African Americans to eliminate for their rights and to require the freedom and equality they are worthy of. King is saying that just through cumulative action and a unified voice can African Americans accomplish the justice and equality they have been denied for so long.
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