Senator Robert Kennedy addressing a crowd of people from the hood of a car in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
The Delta Court Motel is visible in the background. Kennedy and fellow Senator Joseph Clark visited the Mississippi Delta in 1967 to investigate extreme poverty in the region. Both men were members of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty.
Main Author: | Metz, George |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/50505 |
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