Transcript of a telegram from the members of Alabama's congressional delegation to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
In the message the congressmen criticize the president's involvement in the integration of the University of Mississippi, and they compare his actions to President Eisenhower's intervention in Little Rock, Arkansas. They demand the "immediate removal of troops and federal marshals&quo...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2975 |
| Summary: | In the message the congressmen criticize the president's involvement in the integration of the University of Mississippi, and they compare his actions to President Eisenhower's intervention in Little Rock, Arkansas. They demand the "immediate removal of troops and federal marshals" because "federal force against fellow Americans can provide satisfaction only to the enemies of our common country." |
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