On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy delivered the news to a largely populated African- American crowd in Indiana that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated (Stack, 2018). When Kennedy gave his speech, he kept reiterating the idea of love, wisdom, and compassion towards one another during this tragic time. This idea was important to address when it comes to demographics of his audience (Kennedy.) Within his audience there weren’t just people of color, there were people of all skin colors. However, it was important to address the concern of every person, reminding the audience, no matter their skin color to choose compassion and love instead of polarizing America and filling it with hatred and revenge. Culture is a hard topic to address when it comes to speeches. The most known culture is related to the idea of how people think, feel, believe, and act based on their political orientation, ethnic heritage, and national identity (Analyzing Your Audience.). Kennedy spoke in front of a multicultural audience thus making his job even more challenging. He had to address all races and all genders when speaking about the passing of MLK. He addressed …show more content…
3). As seen in Kennedy’s speech, he used identification to address that people are scared and filled with hatred. He furthers this by explaining a similar situation that he went through with one of his loved ones, thus confirming the idea that he knows what they are feeling- distrust and hatred. He continues by explaining on how our nation can restore justice with such a hateful act. He addresses the idea that America is not a perfect country, there has been hateful acts in the past, and there will continue to be hateful acts in the future. However, we need to take that hate and turn it into love and drive to change our country, so all humans can have