Keywords
Kennedy Administration, Civil Rights, Robert F. Kennedy
Abstract
This thesis examines the Kennedy Administration's decision to propose comprehensive civil rights legislation in June, 1963. The work focuses on the relationship between the Kennedy brothers, particularly on Robert F. Kennedy's position as his brother's main adviser and his influence on the president's final decision to go forward with legislation. It begins by exploring the Kennedy's childhood, then traces the brothers' approach toward civil rights during the campaigns of 1952 and 1960, and concludes with an assessment of the Kennedy administration's civil rights policy during his presidency. The thesis puts special emphasis on a May, 1963 meeting between Robert Kennedy and an eclectic bi-racial group of intellectuals led by the novelist James Baldwin arguing that the meeting profoundly altered Kennedy's understanding of civil rights, ultimately transforming the Kennedy legacy regarding civil rights.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2007
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Crepeau, Richard
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Degree Program
History
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0001748
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001748
Language
English
Release Date
September 2007
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Saucedo, Todd, "The Fire Within: The Baldwin Meeting And The Evolution Of The Kennedy Administration's Approach To Civil Rights" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3331.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3331