King said that he did not seek a full restitution of wages lost to slavery, which he believed impossible, but proposed a government compensatory program of $50 billion over ten years to all disadvantaged groups.
金并未要求把奴隶制度造成的所有工资损失都补偿给黑人——这是不可能的，但提议了一项政府赔偿计划，该计划总额500亿美元分10年补偿给所有美国弱势群体。