Analytical essay of Lyndon B. Johnson: Voting Rights Act Address
Indledning
During the 1960’s, America was divided over the voting rights of African Americans, who had won their freedom from slavery a century before but had not yet gained the right to vote.
This was a time of racial unrest, as well as a time of political unrest, as the current president, Lyndon B. Johnson encouraged Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.
His desire to have this act passed is expressed through his speech which was delivered on March 15, 1965. In doing this, Lyndon broke many boundaries that had previously been set by his predecessors. Lyndon’s goal of passing the Voting Rights Act.
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Uddrag
The speaker of this speech was Lyndon Baines Johnson, he was an American Politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He was born in August 27 in 1908 and died in 1973 on January 22.
The speech was given during the civil-rights movement shortly after events in Selma, Alabama. In his speech, he said that every American citizen must have an equal right to vote no matter what religion, skin color they have.
His speech changed the lives of millions of African American people that struggled with humans right back in the nineteen sixties.
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