Martin Luther King

1. I believe the authors feel that the biggest debt they owe to MLK is that he ended a system of opression that would have hurt America and its standing in the world.

2. Yes, MLK was the right man at the right time. He came onto the spectrum at a time when this cause needed a leader, and he was that man.

3. Yes, I believe he would, affirmative action is about euqality, not its denouncers. It would only be correct their way if blacks didn;t have much higher rates below the poverty level, worse schools, and less opportunities. Since blacks did not start on an equal footing, they need affirmative action to help them get to that equal level.