Problem
• Stokely Carmichael takes clear aim at both social and economic dimensions of American life, including our assumptions about work and poverty. To what extent does King share Carmichael's assessments? King's important "wait means never" discussion on pages 2-3 is an important starting point for this question, and some of you may want to spend significant time with this passage, but other parts of the speech are also clearly connected to King's social and economic concerns. His discussion of the African-American church as opposed to the white church, for example, is clearly a social critique as much as a religious argument.
• Stokely Carmichael begins his speech with a discussion of HUMAN NATURE. Specifically, he argues that a "man cannot condemn himself." But King obviously doesn't share this fundamental assumption. There is no reason to "create tension" in a society that can't change, right? To fully explore this question, you will need to consider passages that assume King's view of human nature and the difference this makes in his philosophy and strategies. Some of you may want to tie this to King's Christian worldview.