JFK's speech on 11 june 1963 on desegregation

JFK's speech on 11 June 1963.

A call for desegregation. This was not only a national issue: it had wide international repercussions, as the US tried to exercise its influence on the newly-born States in Africa and Asia. In the preceding months there had been an increase in violence in the US (eg Birmigham, Alabama, April 1963). A book that shows the link between segregation at home and the international policy of the US "The Cold War and the Color Line", by Thomas Borstelmann. To be honest, I think the book could have been about half as long, it often repeats itself. Anyway, a good read.