President John F. Kennedy sent 127 deputy U.S. Marshals to enforce the federal law that allowed James Meridith to become the first black to legally attend the University of Mississippi.
In September 1962, President John F. Kennedy intervened to desegregate the University of Mississippi after James Meredith, an African American student, was denied admission. Kennedy ordered federal marshals to protect Meredith and enforce his enrollment, resulting in violent riots on campus. The situation escalated, leading Kennedy to send in the National Guard to restore order and ensure Meredith's right to attend the university. Ultimately, Meredith was successfully enrolled, marking a significant moment in the civil rights movement.
John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
John F. Kennedy was interred at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Caroline Kennedy
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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy sends U.S. marshals to escort James Meredith who is registering as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. A night of riots and violence at the campus follows, and Kennedy sends Federal troops to the University. This took place in 1962.
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Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.
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Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.
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He didn't. He sent about 2500 troops, members of the National Guard, who were called in to keep the peace during a volatile time in history. It was 1962, and James Meredith was trying to become the first black student ever to attend the previously all white University of Mississippi. Rioting had broken out, as angry white students and adults tried to prevent Meredith from registering or attending. As the situation turned more violent, Kennedy first sent in about 500 members of federal law enforcement (deputies and marshals) and then called in members of the National Guard to prevent the violence from getting even worse.
He sent army troops to restore order and to protect Meredith.
President John F. Kennedy sent 127 deputy U.S. Marshals to enforce the federal law that allowed James Meridith to become the first black to legally attend the University of Mississippi.