The Last Word-Jfk Analysis

According to “A Tale of Segregation”, William and his father had to wait to get water, because two white men grabbed his father and forced them to wait until all of the white people were finished getting water. Racism toward the African Americans was almost everywhere in America (The Last Word - John F. Kennedy’s ‘Finest Moment’ [2:28]), so this also explains why William and his father (as African Americans) had to wait to get water until all of the white Americans were finished first. The two white men who forced William and his father to wait were involved with racism, and were against African Americans. William’s father said, “This was an act of real hatred and prejudice”, because not only did William and his father have to wait longer because of their involvement in racism, they were also supposed to be

In the video (The Last Word - John F. Kennedy’s ‘Finest Moment’ [4:44]), JFK discusses the freedom and privileges that every American, regardless of their race or background, should be living with. “It (freedom) ought to be possible, therefore, for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select, without having to be backed up by troops. It ought to be possible for American consumers of any color to receive equal service in places of public accommodation, such as hotels and restaurants, and theatres and retail stores without being forced to resort to demonstrations in the street,” JFK said. This evidence correlates to William’s father’s idea that someday, they would have the freedom to do things without confirmation of someone else regarding race. So, William’s father knew that someday, he would be right, and he and William would go get water in the future without anyone unfairly forcing them to wait