“We’ve come a long, long way. Not only that, we’ve come a long, long way in economic growth.”
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Source: A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations (1957)
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In A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations (1957), King uses a collective appeal to examine economic justice, with attention to applause, economic, growth. The practical center is the relationship between wisdom and economic and growth, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around applause before participants choose one measurable action related to economic justice.
- A teacher pairs the passage from A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations (1957) with a primary-source exercise about wisdom and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between economic and growth to discuss conduct under pressure.