Rhetorical Analysis Of John Lewis Speech At The Washington March

John Lewis, a civil rights activist, throughout his speech at the Washington March he emphasizes the injustices that many African Americans face due to the unhelpful government assistance. Throughout his speech, he criticized the inability of the government bills and opportunities that many colored people lack. Lewis purpose in speaking in delivering his speech at the civil rights march was to encourage the colored people to not discontinue their fight against the injustice they face. He encourages them to continue their fight in unity and in a non violent manner. With an aggressive tone, he connects to their emotions through the hard labor the input, “out in the fields working for less than three dollars a day, twelve hours a day” (1). Through