McAPUSH: Rontrez Hall - The President Calling

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Rontrez Hall - The President Calling

I listened to President Kennedy’s phone call to Governor Barnet. They were discussing the issue of an African American Student, James Meredith being accepted to the college of Ole Miss. At this point in time, segregation of schools had been abolished for awhile, still Governor Barnet denied James Meredith admission because of his race. In my opinion president Kennedy calling Governor Barnet was the right thing to do. He was enforcing the law. Although it was his first serious civil rights problem, the president handled the situation very well. I thought it was smart of President Kennedy to keep contacting the governor making sure the Mississippi police were unarmed so they could not harm the protesters at the college. It was also a good decision for President Kennedy to send federal troops to make sure nothing got out of hand.