JFK: troops to protect black students (26 gen 1962 anni – 12 dic 1963 anni)
Descrizione:
[JFK] had two showdowns w state governors about letting black students attend school
[Mississippi] James Meredith, young black air force vet, tried to enroll in UMississippi→ fed court guaranteed his right → JFK sent 400 fed marshalls and 3,000 troops to control mob violence/protect his right to go to class (1962)
[Alabama] Governor George Wallace tried to stop black student from attending UAlabama → JFK sent troops, student was admitted (1963)
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Data:
26 gen 1962 anni
12 dic 1963 anni
~ 1 years and 10 months