About this quote

In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a collective appeal to examine justice, with attention to right, nation, segregation. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and segregation and discrimination, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

• A community organizer builds a meeting around right before participants choose one measurable action related to justice.
• A teacher pairs the passage from Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
• A team leader uses the tension between nation and discrimination to discuss conduct under pressure.