Lines 41–57: What main primary source does Euchner use for his analysis? Do you think Euchner used other primary sources? How do
you know? After recalling the story of Lincoln freeing the slaves, with the
simple stroke of a pen in the middle of a bloody war, King laments
the inferior position of blacks a century later. Each mournful
repetition deepens the pain, raises the dramatic tension. Each
repetition condemns the oppressor. The oration becomes poetry:
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still
sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and
the chains of discrimination.
One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely
island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of
material prosperity.
One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished
in the corners of American society and finds
himself in exile in his own country.
King looks down at his text, shakes his head as he speaks. He
rocks back and forth on the balls of his feet as he finds his rhythm.
from Nobody Turn Me Around:
A People's History of the 1963 March
on Washington
Eunchner used a text written by Martin Luther King as a primary source and it is likely that he did not use any other primary source, since he does not cite any other documents in the text above.
Explanation:
A primary source is a document that reports on a historical event and that was built at the moment that this historical moment is happening. In the text above, we can see that the author references a text by King in relation to his position on the situation of blacks in America. It is likely that this reference is referring to a text written by Martin Luther King at the time of the marches in the name of civil rights, therefore, this text is a primary source.
However, the author does not cite any other documents, which indicates that King's text was the only primary source he used.
