Mlk Jfk Speech

Martin Luther King Jr., an advocate for African American peace and freedom, was shot and killed on April 4, 1968. He attempted to bring love and justice to his fellow human beings, and he was killed before he could fulfill that promise. In his speech, President Kennedy used strong and vivid imagery to help paint a better picture, parallel structures to directly compare between the races, a personal anecdote to accurately convey his truth and feelings to build credibility, and pathos to make people sympathetic and feel the impact MLKJ had before his death. In this speech, President Kennedy uses imagery and visual cues to deepen the understanding of what Martin Luther King Jr. did. "Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King Jr. did, to

hadn't been killed, and even how that "stain" of bloodshed could have been eliminated in the beginning with MLK's guidance. It also uses imagery with the term "spread across our land" because it gives a visual of how the brutal and gruesome bloodshed spread, leaving an irreparable stain on the nation's identity as a whole, and on its counterparts. President Kennedy also used parallel structures to directly compare and contrast the two distinct races and the problems they both faced. "...you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization -- black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another." This quote distinguishes the separation between being black and being white, but it also acknowledges the anger and bitterness that both sides are feeling and the "feeling of revenge" that causes a race to take violent action against another race. It shows how both races are also similar in the sense that they are just protecting their identity and honor, and this helps to create a mutual connection between them. To enhance his credibility, Kennedy also integrated a personal anecdote about his