How Did Kennedy Address The Complexities Of The National Civil Rights Movement?

Journeys are catalytic experiences which reveal to us the complexities of the world. The year of 1973 was a crucial stepping-stone in a shift towards egalitarianism, with significant social and political upheaval associated with the integration of African American students into University. While major protests against segregation stirred the hearts of all Americans. John F Kennedy’s speech on the 11th of June 1963 introduces all Americans to the National Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy’s skilful use of speech and literary technique is able to give listeners invaluable insights into the lack of moral fibre within society. This provokes an inner journey allowing a reassessment of our own morality, whilst also conveying the physically demanding task required to break the racial barriers between Americans of different ethnicities.
The social constructs which we live by and the social trends which we follow are always changing. Kennedy’s speech aims to change the social fabric of society, as he reveals the complexities of the human psyche through
The tactical utilisation of a historical allusion in “One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves…yet their heirs…aren’t full free,” is able convey the passage of the Nation as it has moved towards egalitarianism, as well as depicting the need for the nation to continue on its physical journey. This is able to encourage society to change the way they physically interact with people of different skin tones. But, at the same time the clever implementation of a physical journey is able to depict the time consuming process in the struggle to change the unshakable views of the Anglo-American population. Thus revealing the complexities of the world as responders’ realise the difficulty needed to change the social expectations and trends within the