Broken Historian @practicalnecromancy.com · Jul 4 The panel is labeled "Promissory Note." But it's at ankle level, so it's easy to miss. But jeez, is it a doozy! The #FreedomTruck text underscores that title: "Martin Luther King Jr. called it a 'promissory note' guaranteeing liberty and equality for all."
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That King quote end is cut strategically; the lines they leave off are damning: "It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.... America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'"