After reading ‘’The Gettysburg Address’’ by Abraham Lincoln and ‘’Inaugural Address’’ By John F. Kennedy. I recognized that both former President Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy shared major effects in history. President Abraham Lincoln was the sixteen president the one who led the Union to victory in the American Civil war. While John F. Kennedy was best known for concerning relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba and taking the  U.S. economy out of recession through his reforms. However, both formal presidents held a major beneficial impact in American history for various different reasons, both also shared similar ideas. Both formal presidents believed in having equality within the people. In “The Gettysburg Address” president Abraham Lincoln emphasizes the importance of everyone gathering up together to show respect for those who fought on the battlefield. He states how “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain” meaning it was the right thing to do to come together to show respect for those who lost their lives and so it won’t go unnoticed upon the living. John F. Kennedy as well believed equality within the people because ‘’he supported policies promoting racial equality, aid to the poor and to education, and increased availability of medical care;” as well emphasizing in his speech that “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” meaning he will do anything so everyone can free within society from oppressive restrictions. 

After pointing out Lincoln and John F. Kennedy’s similar ideas for equality, the United States has yet to solve these problems. We continue to fight against racial injustice and many more issues that divided us and take away our freedom and liberty. We are part of a movement called Black Lives Matter because of racial injustices within the political system.

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