Reread paragraphs 5 and 6. what is kennedy referring to when he says he “had a member of my family killed…”? how might mentioning this support kennedy’s purpose?

In paragraph 5, Senator Robert F. Kennedy is referring to the death of his own brother JFK in order to address the importance of unity based on his own experiences. In fact, he compares the pain that Black people are going through with the pain that he suffered back in 1963 when his brother was assassinated. Moreover, with this mention, he wants to express his understanding of the impotence and desire of revenge that probably some of them are felling after the event. However, his main intention is to invite the people to reflect upon the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as the impact that he generates in the Civil Rights cause, instead of promoting division in America.  

In the same way, this intention is also found in paragraph 6, when Kennedy mentions the Aeschylus’ excerpt. In other words, both JFK mention and the poem are arguments that stand for the main point of the discourse: invite all Americans to join in these difficult times, remembering the legacy of MLK and JFK.  

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.