Most MLK Jr's rhetoric was about equality, (<em>recognition and affirmation</em>), stating that every american must work for racial equality and claiming that African Americans should be granted equal rights, but acknowledging that civil rights alone would not solve the income inequality issue created by the prior oppression, implying that African Americans will be free when they could have economic equality and equality of opportunities. Thus King believes that African Americans will be content <em>when they are completely free</em>.
In 1840, the transcendentalist periodical <em>The Dial </em>was founded, and in that same year it published "Orphic Sayings" by Amos Bronson Alcott.
<em>The Dial </em>was a journal that supported the transcendentalists' philosophy, influenced by Immanuel Kant. Transcendentalism believes in the inherent goodness of people and nature and reinforces the idea that society is capable of corrupting the soul of an individual. Furthermore,<u> "Orphic Sayings" was one of Alcott's contribution to </u><u><em>The Dial. </em></u><em> </em>Alcott's work got favorable reviews and was considered highly valuable for its philosophy. In that way,<u> "Orphic Sayings" was famous for expressing the mystical idealism of the author</u>. The last "Orphic Sayings" was published in 1842.
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