Civil Rights Issues: Then and Now

JFK Library Forums by Matt Porter

Jun 12, 202301:32:39News & Politics

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy's June 1963 speech on civil rights, this special panel discussion explores civil rights issues in the 1960s and today. Mark Whitaker , CBS Sunday Morning cont...

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