Why did King think there was no reasons for blacks to vote?

Which King? And what 19th?

Are you referring to Martin Luther King?

Yes I am referring to Martin Luther King, sorry. In 1980 to 1990 or so.

Link? Where and when did he say this?

The Reverend Martin Luther King Junior died in 1968. So there was no action by him from 1980 to 1990.

He got taken out earlier than that. Let me look up the date.
Or maybe not.

I can’t imagine him saying that, as hard as he fought for equal rights.

@Adirondackwannabe It was 68. A lot of things happened my birth year so that sticks with me.

Also look under “I have a Dream”, it’s one of his most memorable speeches.

You need to do some more research on this assignment. There is plenty of clear material on the history of African-Americans, slavery and the right to vote.

We can cut her a little slack though. How many of you studied German history in class?

@Adirondackwannabe Yes, but there is plenty of material out there – even online.

@janbb Momentarially forgot your background. :) I was just trying to point her in directions she could look to learn about this stuff. I think it’s good to learn other countries history and backgrounds.

It was a question from our teacher and I don’t understand it, because I know his “I have a dream” ;s
@Adirondackwannabe @janbb @JLeslie

@germangirl I think maybe your teacher has it wrong. King fought for equality for Blacks in the US. I’ll watch the speech again but far as I know he was fighting for the voting.

“Voting is the foundation stone for political action. The basic elements so vital to Negro advancement can only be achieved by seeking redress from government at local, state and Federal levels. To do this the vote is essential.”

-Martin Luther King

Maybe your teacher was asking a trick question

King stopped voting in 1968, but certainly never said that blacks shouldn’t vote.

I agree, let’s cut some slack. The text in wikipedia and other resources might be a little trying for someone who speaks English as a second language. For us Americans this is such a huge part of our history that knowing these things is like second nature. We can word it in more layman’s terms. But, of course we don’t want to do the homework for her.