Pay close attention to the end of this excerpt,
where Chavez quotes Dr. King,
What does Dr. King compare the feeling of
oppression to?
Blowing on a trumpet
o Being trampled on the ground
O An empty house
The powers that be make themselves richer
by exploiting the poor. Our nation continues
to allow children to go hungry, and will not
even house its own people. The time is now
for people, of all races and backgrounds, to
sound the trumpets of change. As Dr. King
proclaimed, “There comes a time when
people get tired of being trampled over by the
iron feet of oppression.”
