17 million negroes cannot do as you suggest qnd wait for the hearts of men to change. tjis we cannot do unless we persue aggressively goals which all other americans achieved ove 150 years ago. how might martin luther king jr. respond to this statement?

it would have concentrated power in the executive branch of the government. it would have restored balance among the three branches of government. it would have set a precedent for government intervention in the economy. it would have signaled an end to all the programs of roosevelt’s new deal.

did this .

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.