The declaration of independence, the promises of the constitution of the united states, the promises of the Emancipation Proclamation and, yes, the 14th amendment, those promises actually took legislative form. Sure. It absolutely connects to what were talking about. Theres a big debate in 1619. I would argue that the america in which we live was founded in 1965 as the culmination of the civil rights act, the voting rights act, the immigration act in many ways created the country we live in