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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.
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.
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.
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.
During this time the President must also face a larger issue: whether he should make a public commitment to integration as a moral imperative and risk the loss of Southern support.
Currently you are able to watch Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment streaming on The Criterion Channel, MAX, and MAX (Via Prime Video). It is also possible to buy Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment on Prime Video, VUDU, and Apple TV or rent it on Prime Video, VUDU, and Apple TV.
President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, work to get two black students enrolled at the University of Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace's ban. Watch Crisis...
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