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may 13, 1963 - Kennedy sends in Federal Troops May 13, 1963

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On May 13, President Kennedy sent military riot-control units to bases near Birmingham. The purpose of the National Guard was to allow black students to attend nine previously all-white schools in Birmingham and across the state.

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may 13, 1963
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~ 62 years ago

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