John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "I request the United States Commission on Civil Rights to plan and participate in appropriate commemorative activities recognizing the centennial of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 27, 1962

I request the United States Commission on Civil Rights to plan and participate in appropriate commemorative activities recognizing the centennial of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic · Massachusetts

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Proclamation 3511—Emancipation Proclamation Centennial

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