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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is a 1963 direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew. The film centers on the University of Alabama's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" integration crisis of June 1963.
31 juil. 2014 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment First aired on ABC television in 1963, Robert Drew's cinéma vérité documentary chronicles ...more.
- 71 min
- 12,9K
- US National Archives
Résumé. En 1963, le gouverneur George Wallace s’oppose physiquement à l’admission à l’Université d’Alabama de deux étudiant·es afro-américain·es, Vivian Malone et James Hood. Le président John F. Kennedy doit décider de l’intervention du gouvernement fédéral.
With James Lipscomb, John F. Kennedy, George Wallace, Robert F. Kennedy. Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions.
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- Documentary, History, News
- Robert Drew
- 1963-10-21
When Governor George Wallace literally stands in the schoolhouse door to block the admittance of two African-American students to the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963, President Kennedy is forced to decide whether to use the power of the presidency to back racial equality.
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment, un film de Robert Drew de 1963. En juin 1963, le Président John F. Kennedy doit faire face à un conflit explosif : en dépit d'une décision...
As Wallace has promised to personally block the two black students from enrolling in the university, the JFK administration discusses the best way to react to it, without rousing the crowd or making Wallace a martyr for the segregationist cause.
