During the 1960’s, America was at a point in time where Political and Racial unrest continued throughout the country. America was divided over the voting rights of African Americans who had been set free over a century ago when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. However, even after being freed, these Americans have yet to gain the right to vote. President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time desired to change America by encouraging Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. He expressed his desire by delivering his speech, “We Shall Overcome” to Congress on March 16, 1965. Johnson strived for this bill to pass and by doing so, he exceeded the boundaries set by his predecessors.
The speech is directed to the members of the Congress for their support in passing the Bill however, Johnson also infers to an implied audience of every …show more content…
He “makes that request of every American” to pass the Bill not only being concerned for the civil rights issue but also for the ethical issues as well of the situation. His words exhort the American people to support this Bill not as one that is just a law but one that is morally and ethically just. Throughout the speech, Johnson utilizes a lot of feeling to rally more backing for his reason. He regularly specifies the extreme violence that happened in Selma, Alabama, when both genders were challenging the way that their entitlement to vote had been denied. Johnson takes the open door that emerges with this specific exigence to take into consideration a logical discussion to occur. In this sense, he is speaking to the feelings of numerous American individuals, both Congressmen and normal residents, to urge them to bolster his reason. Without specifying the details of this occasion that
The speech is directed to the members of the Congress for their support in passing the Bill however, Johnson also infers to an implied audience of every …show more content…
He “makes that request of every American” to pass the Bill not only being concerned for the civil rights issue but also for the ethical issues as well of the situation. His words exhort the American people to support this Bill not as one that is just a law but one that is morally and ethically just. Throughout the speech, Johnson utilizes a lot of feeling to rally more backing for his reason. He regularly specifies the extreme violence that happened in Selma, Alabama, when both genders were challenging the way that their entitlement to vote had been denied. Johnson takes the open door that emerges with this specific exigence to take into consideration a logical discussion to occur. In this sense, he is speaking to the feelings of numerous American individuals, both Congressmen and normal residents, to urge them to bolster his reason. Without specifying the details of this occasion that