As the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy approaches, we’ve been looking back on the legacy of the 35th president.
The 1960s, the civil rights movement and JFK’s presidency are irrevocably linked. It was during a particularly turbulent time in that decade that Kennedy went on television to address the nation and propose passage of civil rights legislation.
He didn’t live to see it happen.
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Delores Handy of WBUR looks at JFK and the civil rights movement.
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- Delores Handy, reporter for WBUR in Boston. She tweets @deloreshandy.
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