Every time i take a flight, i am always mindful of the many
people who make a successful journey possible - the
known pilots and the unknown ground
you honor the ground crew without whose labor and
sacrifices the jet flights to freedom could never have left
the earth.
- martin luther king jr., nobel prize acceptance speech,
1964
what does king compare to the unrecognized people who have been an
important part of making the civil rights movement happen?
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a. a journey around the world
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b. an airline's ground crew
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c. the pilot of an airline
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d. a modern jet plane

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