Lyndon B. Johnson and the "We Shall Overcome" address : a case study in rhetorical transcendence /
Act of 1965, which made it illegal for states to keep African
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1997.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | Act of 1965, which made it illegal for states to keep African Americans from voting. In this speech, Johnson responded to as the constraints of the situation. demonstrating how he employed rhetorical transcendence as a main strategy in order to identify with the audiences as well On March 15,1965, Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the "We Shall Overcome address in support of passage of the Voting Rights Selma, Alabama. This thesis analyzes the address, the outrage Americans felt toward the horrible events in |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Speech Communication". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | v, 109 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |