“This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Address (Primary source)
On the evening of June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered a televised and radio address to the nation on civil rights, broadcast from the Oval Office hours after Alabama Governor George Wallace yielded to federalised National Guardsmen and permitted two Black students to enroll at the University of Alabama.
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