Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964

In the early 1960s, civil rights activists and the Kennedy administration engaged in parallel, though not always complementary, efforts to overcome Mississippi's extreme opposition to racial desegregation. James Marshall uncovers this history through primary source documents.

La inceputul anilor 1960, activistii pentru drepturile civile si administratia Kennedy s-au angajat in eforturi paralele, desi nu intotdeauna complementare, pentru a depasi opozitia extrema a Mississippi fata de desegregarea rasiala. James Marshall descopera aceasta istorie prin intermediul documentelor sursa primara.