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Originally Posted by dc_dux
While JFK and brother Bobby, his Attorny General, were very vocal about the priority of civil rights during the 1960 campaign, they were much more reluctant to make it an issue once it office, until their hands were forced by the courageous actions of many of the US Attorneys in the south.
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Just for the record, I did not refer to JFK and his brother. I did state that the Federal Government took the lead role (the Civil Rights movement extended prior to and beyond JFK's Presidency), which is true. And I hope the point of my bringing the issue up isn't lost. The priorities of the DOJ are set by the President. These priorities are political. This has been true and will always be true.
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Last edited by aceventura3; 03-29-2007 at 10:17 AM..
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