King uses many sources that form the government of the united states. He begins the speak with the historical account of the Emancipation Proclamation as it gave a moment of equality. He then mentions the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as he explains the promise given that all men are guaranteed civil rights. In paragraphs eighteen through twenty-one, King lists states such as Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama that has had instances of discrimination.
In paragraph twenty-one King uses the words interposition and nullification to describe discrimination. Interposition means to put a barrier up and during the time there was a barrier or interposition between black and white people. Nullification means to declare that a law