JFK: troops to protect black students (26 jan 1962 ano – 12 dez 1963 ano)
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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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