▁ra cial ▁justice ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁accord ▁with ▁God ' s ▁will . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁r het or ic ▁of ▁the ▁speech ▁provides ▁re dem ption ▁to ▁America ▁for ▁its ▁ra cial ▁s ins . ▁King ▁describes ▁the ▁promises ▁made ▁by ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁" prom iss ory ▁note " ▁on ▁which ▁America ▁has ▁default ed . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁" America ▁has ▁given ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁people ▁a ▁bad ▁check ", ▁but ▁that ▁" we ' ve ▁come ▁to ▁c ash ▁this ▁check " ▁by ▁march ing ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Similar ities ▁and ▁all us ions ▁ ▁King ' s ▁speech ▁used ▁words ▁and ▁ideas ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁speech es ▁and ▁other ▁texts . ▁For ▁years , ▁he ▁had ▁spoken ▁about ▁dream s , ▁quoted ▁from ▁Samuel ▁Francis ▁Smith ' s ▁popular ▁patri otic ▁h ymn ▁" America " ▁(" My ▁Country , ▁' T is ▁of ▁The e "), ▁and ▁referred ▁extens ively ▁to ▁the ▁Bible . ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁as ▁an ▁" un ful filled ▁promise " ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁Clar ence ▁Jones . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁passage ▁from ▁King ' s ▁speech ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁Arch ib ald ▁Care y ▁Jr .' s ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention : ▁both ▁speech es ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁rec itation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁verse ▁of ▁" America ", ▁and ▁the ▁speech es ▁share ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁mountains ▁from ▁which ▁both ▁ex h ort