Explain the metaphor of "cashing a check" and how it makes King's speech more effective.

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Jenkins

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10 November, 23:34

Explain the metaphor of "cashing a check" and how it makes King's speech more effective.

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Randy Kane · Answer 1

When you cash the check, you get the money that they have promised to pay you. When King refers to checks in his speech, he is saying that the United States has promised something to African Americans.