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The Report to the American People on Civil Rights was a speech on civil rights, delivered on radio and television by United States President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963, in which he proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The American University speech, titled "A Strategy of Peace", was a commencement address delivered by United States President John F. Kennedy at the American University in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 10, 1963. [1]
Civil Rights Address, June 11, 1963. John F. Kennedy. On the same day that George Wallace gave his famous “Segregation Forever” speech President John F Kennedy gave this speech, in which he...
1 dzień temu · In June 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace refused to allow two black students to enter the University of Alabama forcing President Kennedy to use the National Guard to ensure the safety of the students.
President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C. June 10, 1963. President Anderson, members of the faculty, board of trustees, distinguished guests, my old colleague, Senator Bob Byrd, who has earned his degree through many years of attending night law school, while I am earning mine in the next 30 minutes, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
JFK Speeches. Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights, June 11, 1963. Listen to the speech. View related documents. President John F. Kennedy. The White House. June 11, 1963. Good evening my fellow citizens:
Kennedy speaks from the Oval Office in response to the National Guard being sent to protect African American students at the University of Alabama. The President declares that a moral crisis exists in America and requests congressional action to expedite desegregation through legislation.
