In this passage, John Lewis emphasizes the word "Be patient" meaning there would be a time where the African Americans will get their civil rights but would have to wait. For instance, in the text, John Lewis states “We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now! We are tired. We are sick of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again. And then you holler, “Be patient” (para 7). In other words, John believes that it is unfair that the governor allows the police to beat black people or African American people and seeing his people their kind of people being locked up, they just want their liberty but they have to be patient but they don’t have to be, the government
