Question

"John F. Kennedy's Address on Civil Rights"
by John F. Kennedy
Use the excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s address on civil rights to answer the question.

What was President Kennedy’s main purpose for giving this speech?

(1 point)
Responses

to persuade his audience to support the Civil Rights movement
to persuade his audience to support the Civil Rights movement

to explain the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States
to explain the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States

to encourage his audience to fight for their own civil rights
to encourage his audience to fight for their own civil rights

to explain which rights should be provided in Civil Rights legislation

Answer 1

to persuade his audience to support the Civil Rights movement