John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "This report tells a great American story-it is the record of the deeds by which Negroes and their fellow Americans have given life and meaning to the words of Abraham Lincoln and the Founding Fathers before him." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 11, 1963

This report tells a great American story-it is the record of the deeds by which Negroes and their fellow Americans have given life and meaning to the words of Abraham Lincoln and the Founding Fathers before him.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic · Massachusetts

Source

presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Receiving Civil Rights Commission Report Freedom to the Free

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