In John Lewis’ speech, he uses a strong but formal tone when asking the public rhetorical questions (para 6). These questions are used to show the public that the political party will not take their side and instead will treat them the same. Lewis used these questions to show the injustice he sees, that they don’t have protection against the discrimination that others have applied to African Americans. According to Lewis “Where is the political party that will make it unnecessary to march in the streets of Birmingham? “The essence of Lewis’s argument is that they don’t have someone to help them with their stand. The significance of this rhetorical question is that it represents the way Lewis and others are feeling when being discriminated
