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Robert F. Kennedy speech

Robert F. Kennedy speech

Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert F. Kennedy speech
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Inclusive Dates: 1961
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms3317
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) was a politician, born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Kennedy was the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.

For more information, see the article Robert Francis Kennedy in the American National Biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the speech (document) delivered by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Georgia School of Law on May 6, 1961. The speech celebrates "Law Day" and its role in the Civil Rights movement.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Robert F. Kennedy speech, ms3317, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2016.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Civil rights movements -- United States.
Law Day U.S.A.
Speeches (documents)
Typescripts.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Speech, 1961