Why Is Robert F Kennedy Important In Jfk Speech

President candidate Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech on the night of April 4, 1968 after finding out that Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. The speech was originally called to talk about politics but prior to the speech Robert F. Kennedy found out about his death. After many tragic events, just like this one, Kennedy believed that it was needed to be called attention to the public. In this speech, Kennedy said, “Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed.” Kennedy did not say assassinated, strictly to show that someone who only gave peace was killed due to race. Luther was one who exampled someone who dedicated their life to love and justice. Kennedy also wanted to bring the attention to everyone that the nation was going in this direction. The speech gave the nation a choice to go in the direction of, “black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred towards one another,” or, “to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.” He also talks about how his brother, John F. Kennedy, was killed and how an effort is needed to make this nation one unit. Robert F. Kennedy said that the vast majority of white and black people in this country want to live together and want

When Robert was on his way to Indianapolis, Indiana, previous to take off he was informed that King Jr. had been shot. When landing, he was notified that Martin Jr. was dead. Prior to the speech, the audience thought that they were coming to see a political speech about the election. Little did they know, that one of the most influential people had just been murdered. Robert F. Kennedy was the first person to publicly discuss the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was believed to have been shot by a white man. The speech was given and Martin was assassinated on April 4,