60 years ago today on June 11, 1963, President Kennedy addressed the nation on civil rights. He defined the civil rights crisis as moral, as well as constitutional and legal, and announced that he would submit civil rights legislation to Congress. #JFK60 Watch the full address: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/televised-address-to-the-nation-on-civil-rights | JFK Library Foundation

On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy addressed the nation on civil rights defining it as a moral issue. He laid the groundwork for the laws that would come after his death in 1964 and 1965. Historians Peniel Joseph of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and Fredrik Logevall of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government explain the speech's significance through today. | JFK Library Foundation