The awkward alliance of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy
Speaker: Professor David Blight (Yale University)
Part of the series: The Cunliffe Centre for the Study of the American South Lecture Series
Part of the series: The Cunliffe Centre for the Study of the American South Lecture Series
During the early 1960s Martin Luther King and the nonviolent civil rights movement sought to coerce the United States Government into taking decisive action against racial segregation. This lecture will explore King’s struggle to make President Kennedy an effective ally of African Americans.
This is an open public lecture and everyone is welcome to attend, but we do ask that you book your place as numbers are limited.
Campus venue tbc
For more information regarding this event please contact: R.cook@sussex.ac.uk