What does King claim in the opening of his
speech?
He states that it is important to pay one's debts.
He states that the only way to win civil rights is to be
violent
He states that African Americans do not enjoy the same
rights as white people.
He states that people should wait for the right time to
fight for their civil rights.
Explanation: In the beginning of his speech, king says that African Americans do not enjoy the same rights as white people. Says, one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed but African Americans were still not free.