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Editorial
July 6, 1959
The Augusta Courier
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
What is this article about?
The Pittsburg Courier editorial endorses Senator John F. Kennedy as the most promising Democratic presidential candidate from the Negro viewpoint, praising his supportive speeches on civil rights, appointments of qualified Negroes abroad, and endorsement of the Supreme Court's desegregation decision.
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Negro Newspaper Boosts Kennedy
The Pittsburg Courier
Of all the Democratic presidential hopefuls who have tossed their hats into the ring, it seems to us, from the Negro viewpoint, that young Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts looks the most promising.
When he has spoken at any time and place on the problems of the Negro and their relation to the future of the United States, he has been on the right side and adopted the right tone.
His speech in Indianapolis before the convention of the United Negro College Fund in which he urged appointment of qualified Negroes to official posts representing this country abroad and his comment that the Supreme Court's desegregation decision "tolls the end of the era, ultimately, of segregated facilities," mark him as the kind of forthright man Negroes would like to see in the White House.
If the Senator continues to carry on in that recent tradition, and follows the example of his family in its friendship to Negroes, we cannot think of another outstanding Democrat who would be more satisfactory to American Negroes as President of the United States.
The Pittsburg Courier
Of all the Democratic presidential hopefuls who have tossed their hats into the ring, it seems to us, from the Negro viewpoint, that young Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts looks the most promising.
When he has spoken at any time and place on the problems of the Negro and their relation to the future of the United States, he has been on the right side and adopted the right tone.
His speech in Indianapolis before the convention of the United Negro College Fund in which he urged appointment of qualified Negroes to official posts representing this country abroad and his comment that the Supreme Court's desegregation decision "tolls the end of the era, ultimately, of segregated facilities," mark him as the kind of forthright man Negroes would like to see in the White House.
If the Senator continues to carry on in that recent tradition, and follows the example of his family in its friendship to Negroes, we cannot think of another outstanding Democrat who would be more satisfactory to American Negroes as President of the United States.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Kennedy Endorsement
Negro Viewpoint
Civil Rights
Desegregation
Democratic Candidate
What entities or persons were involved?
John F. Kennedy
Pittsburg Courier
United Negro College Fund
Supreme Court
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Endorsement Of John F. Kennedy For President From Negro Perspective
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive Of Kennedy On Civil Rights
Key Figures
John F. Kennedy
Pittsburg Courier
United Negro College Fund
Supreme Court
Key Arguments
Kennedy Is The Most Promising Democratic Candidate From The Negro Viewpoint
Kennedy Speaks On The Right Side Of Negro Problems
Kennedy Urged Appointment Of Qualified Negroes To Official Posts Abroad
Kennedy Supports The Supreme Court's Desegregation Decision As Ending Segregated Facilities
Kennedy's Family Shows Friendship To Negroes