King refers to the song “My Country ‘tis of Thee” to outline what America has become, rather than what it should be, regarding to freedom, and distinguishing what a great nation would be like if these requirements are met for the expectation of the countryand expectations were met. While utilizingusing this specific song, King emphasizes a specific line,: “let freedom ring (105-118),”, like an echo from a high place (ie. prodigious hilltops, mighty mountains, etc. ). He links the freedom ofthat America got from Great Britain to the United States' need of freedom from the widespread prejudiced opinions of the United States, which putsput them in that point of viewperspective. The citizens of the U.S. sang this song, unifyingwhich unified them, but leavingleft out a huge portion who haveof people, those who fought in wars, and have provenproved their strength and capability that mainly white people refused to notice.