On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered his first civil rights speech.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today June 11, 2023 JUNE 11, 1963 President Kennedy addresses nation on Civil Rights. In what has been called one of the most important days in civil rights history, President John F. Kennedy delivered his first civil rights speech. Hours earlier, he had seen Alabama Gov. George Wallace try to block the enrollment of two Black students at the University of Alabama, and now he felt compelled to speak out.
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