Jfk Civil Rights Speech Analysis

America is a nation full of immigrants; it gathers not only people from all around the world, but also cultures all around the world. Since America is a diverse nation, it is vital to perceive other’s perspectives in order to understand American Culture more comprehensively. The US is a country founded by people from different culture background, by people that grew up different, and by people have different value. During the Civil Right Movement period, US President JFK conducted a speech to his citizens to address the civil issues. In the speech “Civil Right Address,” President JFK said, “The nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds.” To understand the American culture comprehensively, it is required to understand all different
The Civil Right Movement was a tough struggling period for African Americans, a tough period African Americans endeavored hard to acquire basic human rights. But while African Americans were striving for their human rights, some white people were indifferent and don’t understand the African Americans’ feeling, even Clergymen from Churches came out to condemn African Americans’ movements. Martin Luther King Jr, an African American Civil Right leader, wrote a letter back to Clergymen from Churches, in the essay he expressed feeling and perspectives on the African Americans’ side, MLK declares. “We have waited more than 340 years for our Constitutional and God Given Rights” (6). This statement from MLK expressed the helpless and miserable feeling from the African Americans, which was the motivation drove African Americans for the Civil Right Movement. Without listen to the voice from MLK, we could never understand the Civil Right Movement entirely, and the American Culture of Civil Right Movement wouldn’t be understood