jfk_jfkcivilrights_context context jfkcivilrights jfk yes JFK in History : Civil Rights Context in the Early 1960s Presidents--United States Federal government--United States United States--Politics and government--1961-1963 Civil rights movements--United States Civil rights workers--United States Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Web site presenting a four part article about the history of African American Civil Rights in the United States from slavery and the "three-fifths" compromise through the movement of the 1960s, focusing on the events during Kennedy's administration. The page also contains a link to a speech given by Kennedy following the successful and nonviolent integration of the University of Alabama, June 11, 1963. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Web sites Articles http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/Civil+Rights+Context+in+the+Early+1960s.htm Forms part of the John F. Kennedy presidential library and museum Web site United States Southern States 20090526 204835