John Lewis was the<em> head</em> of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Becoming a chairman of the organization was also brought by his experienced of being mobbed by a white man when he was younger. In order to address racial discrimination and his full support of the Civil Rights bill, he made a speech which was addressed to the administration of John F. Kennedy <em>(the President of that time).</em> The speech was delivered during the "March on Washington."
Some revisions were made before he could deliver it because it sounded too inflammatory.
Explanation: Thats what they did for WW2 they did not want to be apart of any of it but because of the pearl harbor attack they choose a side to fight on :)
