What can the reader infer about the tax-collecter’s power ?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

30 points! : ) also! question number two! analyze the connection mlk makes between the emancipation proclamation and the current situation african americans were experiencing. a; martin luther king was speaking about the need to free african americans from slavery, just like abraham lincoln did years ago. b; martin luther king makes the point that 100 years after slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation, they are not truly free due to continued segregation. c; martin luther king thought life was going very well for african americans, and no further action needed to be taken. he showed extreme gratitude to abraham lincoln. d; martin luther king expressed extreme anger towards abraham lincoln for not ending segregation.

How does the narrator describe her parents treatment of nnamabia following his various crimes and wrongdoings