The Sunshine of Human Rights
Hubert Humphrey at the 1948 Democratic Convention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12465378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Murphy, John Murphy (0000-0003-0200-7778, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-106 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rhetoric and Public Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-8392 • E-ISSN: 1534-5238 |
| Publisher | Michigan State University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14321/rhetpublaffa.23.1.0077 |
| OpenAlex | W3015559242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Mayor Hubert Humphrey’s “Sunshine of Human Rights” address, delivered to the 1948 Democratic Convention, is universally acknowledged to be a great speech. Historians and biographers credit it as the major reason why the party adopted a strong civil rights plank and committed itself to the struggle from that point forward. Yet rhetorical critics have generally ignored the speech. In this essay, I argue the rhetorical force of the address is best explained through the concept of copia, or an abundant style. Humphrey’s rhetorical extravagance, in turn, suggests that critics ought to develop a new appreciation for this ancient rhetorical concept
Art · Convention · Democracy · Human rights · Law and economics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Style (visual arts · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |