What agreement did president john f kennedy reach with the state authorities to protect freedom riders in mississippi?

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Sccs · Answer 1 · 2019-05-20T15:02:06+0000

If state troopers protected freedom riders, federal authorities would not interfere with local arrests.

Kennedy was influenced by rising international condemnation against violence meted on freedom riders noting that America was an arsenal of democracy trying to preach the political ideology in a polarized world.

What agreement did president john f kennedy reach with the state authorities to protect freedom riders in mississippi?

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