Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Kennedy on Democrats working with Nixon







JFK's June 1963 address was the 1st time the moral authority of the presidency was placed behind black civil rights since Lincoln. JFK appointed 40 blacks to sr. fed positions (5 as federal judges.) His Justice Dept filed 57 law suits against local officials for obstructing blacks who wished to register to vote. He assured full integration of the NFL by pressuring the WA Redskins to end its racial segregation, created the CEEO & required all firms with fed contracts to impose EO.

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