- Collection:
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Title:
- JFK in History : Civil Rights Context in the Early 1960s
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Presidents--United States
Federal government--United States
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963
Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights workers--United States - People:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Civil-Rights-Movement.aspx
- Language:
- eng
- Contributing Institution:
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Rights:
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