Question

Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of “I Have a Dream” and answer the question.

One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.

What is the meaning of languishing as it is used in this sentence?

escaping
ailing
suffering
challenging

Answer 1

Answer:

Here in this context, means Suffering.

Explanation:

Here, it means that "Negroes" are failing to make progress or be successful (acc. to google dictionary meaning of languishing)