Why does Dr. king argue that African Americans can no longer wait to demand equal rights?

Answer:Dr Martin Luther King gives several reasons why the African American can no longer wait to demand equal right.

Explanation: (1) Disillusionment with the slow speed of school desegregation

(2) Lack of confidence in politicians and government, particularly after the

perceived failures of the Kennedy administration.

(3) The Great Depression never ended for African Americans; while others

enjoyed an economic recovery, Black unemployment rose.

(4) perception of the American Negro as downtrodden and powerless

(5) Emancipation Proclamation reminded Blacks that they remained

oppressed in spite of their nominal legal freedom.