1963 Awakened JFK’s Stance On Civil Rights
One of President Kennedy’s most pivotal moments happened on June 11, 1963. In a televised address that was in response to Gov. George Wallace using armed forces to bar black students from entering the University of Alabama, the president spoke earnestly to the public and addressed legislation that would eventually become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This speech is significant because before then President Kennedy displayed a hidden support of the civil rights movement. The speech transformed JFK into a civil rights icon.
