From a Kingian perspective, liberation is necessary but not sufficient; it is the first step but not the final step, just as the exodus was the first step, not the final goal. Metaphorically, the covenant at Sinai and the time in the wilderness were as important as the exodus for the Israelites to enter the Promised Land. Although it is not possible without liberation, the beloved community does not automatically emerge after liberation, either. “In a multiracial society no group can make it alone. . . . To succeed in a pluralistic society, and an often hostile one at that, the Negro obviously
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