Rhetorical Analysis Of Why Should We March

In his article, “Why Should We March?” by A. Philip Randolph in 1942, he stressed the importance of winning World War II so that democracy may spread both abroad and within the United States of America in order to bring social equality regardless of race. He claims that if the United States were to lose the war, there would be no chance for African Americans to improve their social, economic, and political circumstances. His article promotes Black individuals to support the United States’ fight in World War II despite the controversial political landscape, and reminds his audience to look at how the war has already benefited racial equality in the U.S through the giving of defense jobs to African Americans. Randolph addresses the political climate at the time of his writing in 1942. He acknowledges that many Africans see no need or any motivation at all to assist the United States to win the war abroad when their own rights are not being fought for, and even being fought against with mobs and

Philip Rnadolph makes. He brings up the March on Washington and how it displayed the power African Americans have even without violent means, and how it caused President Roosevelt to extend the offer of defense jobs to people who were Black. He acknowledges that this improvement is only a small step forward when it comes to bridging the economic, social, and political gap between races in the United States, but also stressed the point that improvement, at least on some level, has been made. Randolph states that the March on Washington proved how strong and unwavering African Americans were in fighting for their rights. During this time of war, African American protests were finally being listened to, and if the United States were to win the war, it is likely that much more than racial advancements in labor could be made for betterment of African Americans living in the United