Someone told Dr. King to “Pick yourself by your own bootstraps”. This is how he responded. (1967)

A poor man once asked Dr. Martin Luther King why he didn’t tell his people to “pick themselves up by their own bootstraps?” Besides, other ethnicities faced injustices and succeeded.

Here’s his answer…along with a possible solution…

If you want further insight, check our book recommendations:

• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City