Question

King uses an analogy to compare a familiar object a promissory note to something abstract the promise of equal rights.what does king mean when he says that America has given African Americans a bad check

Answer 1

Martin Luther King Jr right?

Answer 2

If so it means that they have given the African Americans something that they do not have that it not what they said it would be.

Answer 3

It is a stark metaphor, an accusation articulated in bluntly economic terms. The Declaration of Independence implied, and later the Emancipation Proclamation promised, meaningful freedom to African Americans. But the promise was never fulfilled. “Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds,’ ”

Answer 4

Yes, it's Martin Luther King Jr. :D
Great observations!

Answer 5

Thank you x,D