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Protestors confront Attorney General Robert Kennedy outside the Justice Department

Washington Star Collection © Washington Post and 1963June 14, 1963

DC Public Library

DC Public Library
Washington, D.C.

Outside the Justice Department, Attorney General Robert Kennedy gave an impromptu speech, defending the administration, but conceding there was more work to do on civil rights. Hobson asked Kennedy why FBI agents in Jackson, Mississippi did not act when they saw an African American man beaten.

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  • Title: Protestors confront Attorney General Robert Kennedy outside the Justice Department
  • Creator: Washington Star Collection © Washington Post, 1963
  • Date Created: June 14, 1963
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
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