Explain how english settlers were able to survive their first year at jamestown.

James I chartered the ‘Virginia Company’ for the purpose of establishing settlements on the Eastern coast of North America. Here is the introduction to the James I Charter that set them on their way to Virginia. They went in search of good fortunes, they found a much more challenging environment than they had expected

In this excerpt, the word tension means discomfort. Dr. King is saying that a certain level of discomfort is necessary for growth as a country. The group(s) that have been oppressing the black community are to expect nothing short of discomfort. Facing difficult emotions is the only way that we, as a community, can make any sort of change.