- PART A: How does the paragraph below contribute to the development of ideas in
the text?
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of
our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to
fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men.
would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note,
insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred
obligation America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come
back marked "insufficient funds."
It demands that African American receive financial compensation for the
injustices they have suffered.
It proves that African Americans are never going to stop fighting for their civil
rights and freedom
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It emphasizes that African Americans have been cheated the civil rights
nation owes them.
It shows how essential African Americans civil rights are to them by comparing
rights to money