John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address
Top 100 Speech- John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the historical effects of John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address.
Central Idea: The Civil Rights Address of John F. Kennedy led to a change in civil rights in the Unites States.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter: “Today, we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. … It ought to to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.” These words were spoken by John F. Kennedy on June 11, 1963 on the public radio and television from his desk in the Oval Office.
II. Thesis: John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address stemmed from …show more content…
Preview: In my speech today, I would like to share with you the historical impacts that John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address had on the United States.
Transition: Lets begin with the events that led to the Civil Rights Address, segregation.
Body
I. The main event that led to the Civil Rights Address was segregation.
A. Segregation is the dissociation of all races. Individuals of different races must be separated.
B. Those who were of different race could not use the same restaurants, public toilets, schools or participate together in any other activities.
Transition: Let’s discuss an event that happened on the day the Civil Rights Address was given.
II. The event that occurred on the day of the Civil Rights Address from John F. Kennedy was the Stood in the School House Door incident on June 11, 1963.
A. According to the article “Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door” written by Debbie Elliott, two African American students named Vivian Malone and James Hood were accepted to the University of Alabama for their summer term.
B. Alabama’s governor George Wallace stood at the door way of the Foster Auditorium to prevent the two African American students from entering the building to enroll at the
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the historical effects of John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address.
Central Idea: The Civil Rights Address of John F. Kennedy led to a change in civil rights in the Unites States.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter: “Today, we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. … It ought to to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.” These words were spoken by John F. Kennedy on June 11, 1963 on the public radio and television from his desk in the Oval Office.
II. Thesis: John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address stemmed from …show more content…
Preview: In my speech today, I would like to share with you the historical impacts that John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address had on the United States.
Transition: Lets begin with the events that led to the Civil Rights Address, segregation.
Body
I. The main event that led to the Civil Rights Address was segregation.
A. Segregation is the dissociation of all races. Individuals of different races must be separated.
B. Those who were of different race could not use the same restaurants, public toilets, schools or participate together in any other activities.
Transition: Let’s discuss an event that happened on the day the Civil Rights Address was given.
II. The event that occurred on the day of the Civil Rights Address from John F. Kennedy was the Stood in the School House Door incident on June 11, 1963.
A. According to the article “Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door” written by Debbie Elliott, two African American students named Vivian Malone and James Hood were accepted to the University of Alabama for their summer term.
B. Alabama’s governor George Wallace stood at the door way of the Foster Auditorium to prevent the two African American students from entering the building to enroll at the