After deliberating for three hours and forty-three minutes, an all-white jury acquitted King of perjury for signing a false state income tax return. A news report indicated that King seemed “stunned” by the verdict, while his parents “collapsed in tears.” While outside the Montgomery courtroom, King delivers this statement to the press. This transcript was drawn from television news footage
Oxymoron is used 'deafening silence' those words contradict each other it implies that their silence is giving kate the same impact as if they were screaming in her ears.
