Question

King quotes a 72-year-old woman who participated in the bus boycott as saying, “My feets is tired, but my soul is at rest."

Answer 1

The answer is:

It establishes that African Americans are willing to suffer to achieve their rights.

It shows that ordinary African Americans were glad to participate in the movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. quotes Mother Pollard's words to demonstrate African Americans' willpower and eagerness to fight for their rights. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 1950s, Mother Pollard refused to take the bus in spite of her old age and was a treasured influence to King.