JFK: troops to protect black students (jan 26, 1962 – dec 12, 1963)
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[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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Date:
jan 26, 1962
dec 12, 1963
~ 1 years and 10 months