Video: 'John F. Kennedy's Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi. September 30, 1962'
(Sunday, September 30, 1962, 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Ole Miss riot of 1962, part of the Civil rights movement) — As rioting intensified tonight in anticipation of the enrollment of James Meredith as the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, U.S. President John F. Kennedy appealed to the students and the people of Mississippi tonight to comply peacefully with federal law and bring the desegregation crisis to an end. Continue reading President Kennedy urges Mississippi to obey federal law and bring an end to desegregation crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1962)