Question

In a paragraph of seven to ten sentences, answer the following questions in relation to this passage from John F. Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address: What notion does Kennedy seek to reinvent in this passage? Why is it necessary for this notion to change? What long-term result does Kennedy expect to see through the reinventing of this notion?

"One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet freed from the bonds of injustice. They are not yet freed from social and economic oppression.

Answer 1

The notion here is discrimination based on the skin colour, specifically of black people in the US. This notion was previously expressed through slavery, and people think that it's ended, but this is not the case: black people are still opressed, socially and economically. This is unfair and cruel, therefore, it has to change. The long term result would be a full integration of black people into the society.

Answer 2

Answer:

According to Kennedy, the idea of black people not being fully freed, in terms of racial injustice, must be changed. 

This change is necessary to occur because it's not fair and shows that not everyone is truly free in the land of the free.

Because America was created being the "country of the free," this is important.

President Lincoln freed the slaves more than 2 decades ago, but unfortunately, people of color are still experiencing inequality.

Kennedy states that this nation will not be fully freed until all its citizens are free and he means well when he says this.

A long-term impact this has is that Kennedy's legacy is the freedom and equality of all Americans, especially those of color.

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