- Collection:
- For Educators
- Title:
- The Civil Rights movement: The promise of democracy; JFK's radio and television report to the American people on civil rights, June 11, 1963
- Date of Original:
- 1963-06
- Subject:
- Civil rights--United States
Civil rights--Alabama
Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights movements--Alabama
Civil rights workers--United States
Civil rights workers--Alabama
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama
School integration--Alabama
Segregation in education--Alabama
Alabama. National Guard
White supremacy movements--Alabama
University of Alabama
Freedom--Moral and ethical aspects
Democracy--Moral and ethical aspects--United States
Equality--United States
Social justice--United States
Ethics--United States
Project C, Birmingham, Ala., 1963 - People:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637 - Medium:
- instructional materials
lesson plans
speeches - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Prepared by Rita-Marie Murphy, Patchougue-Medford High School, Medford, NY.
This address is President Kennedy's response to the situation in Birmingham (civil rights demonstrations and protests) and at the University of Alabama (resistance to the efforts to integrate the campus). "In this document, President Kennedy offers his endorsement of black Civil Rights activism. This document offers evidence of the appeal to the morality and faith of people, primarily white southerners, to lead their communities towards change. Students will use this document to evaluate the ideals of democracy and the privileges of being American. This document will also be used to motivate a discussion on the topic of whether or not the promise of democracy has successfully been offered to all citizens." Taken from http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminar_docs/civilrights_doc2.html
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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/civil-rights-movement/resources/promise-democracy
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- For the Gilder Lehrman Collection all rights and Reproductions inquires and request contact: Reference@GilderLehrman.org
- Contributing Institution:
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- Rights:
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