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<b><font id="text" size="4">The Ripple of Hope</font></b></p>
<p><font id="text">The assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968
has never attracted the same level of public fascination and passion as
the 1963 assassination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. But, the
passing of RFK may have impacted our country in a more significant manner.
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<p>Bobby Kennedy was unique in American politics; he reached out to the
poor and disenfranchised, he reached out to working class whites, he
reached out to inner city blacks, he reached out to the migrant worker -
the very classes of people most politicians of that time ignored.<font id="text0">
He</font> came from a place of privilege and money, yet passionately spoke
for the victimized and the oppressed. Robert Kennedy embodied an attitude
and idealism that is rare for any generation. By leading<font id="text1">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial">inspiring call to action he
asked the </span><font id="text1"><font face="Arial">American</font>
people of that time to support racial and educational equality, to accept
environmental responsibility and to negotiate for peace in a war ravaged
world. RFK asked Americans to believe that as individuals they could make
a difference in the world.</font></p>
<p><font id="text1">Bobby</font>, as many affectionately called him,
understood that America's real greatness came from empowering its citizens
through equal opportunities to secure a better life, but Robert
Kennedy's vision for a better tomorrow was not limited to the United
States. He went to Poland and Latin America to tell them that their dream
of freedom was obtainable, and when South Africans suffered the tyranny of
apartheid, RFK was there to say:</p>
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<p><i><span id="content0"><font size="2">Each time a man stands up for
an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against
injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other
from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples
build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression
and resistance. - RFK</font></span></i></p>
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<p align="center"><i><b><font size="4">Bobby Kennedy - our ripple of
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<img border="0" src="/bob10.jpg" width="263" height="349" align="right" />American
Civil Rights Movement</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">In the 1960s racial segregation
prevented black Americans from educational opportunities, economic
opportunities, from voting. Sadly, black Americans who fought against
racial inequality were often victims of violence. </p>
<p>As Attorney General, Robert Kennedy actively enforced civil right laws.
His stance on civil rights became evident on May 6, 1961, when he traveled
to the University of Georgia to deliver one of his first major talks as
Attorney General. In that speech, RFK compared the domestic struggle for
civil rights to the Free World's fight against communism. </p>
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<p><font size="2"><i>We must recognize the full human equality of all
our people - before God, before the law, and in the councils of
government. We must do this not because it is economically advantageous
- although it is; not because the laws of God and man command it -
although they do command it; not because people in other lands wish it
so. We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the
right thing to do. </i>- RFK</font></p>
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<p>Robert Kennedy was committed to the rights of African Americans to
vote, and attend school and in 1962 sent US Marshals to Oxford,
Mississippi to enforce a Federal Court Order admitting the first black
student, James Meredith, to enter the University of Mississippi.</p>
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<img border="0" src="/main.jpg" align="left" width="254" height="293" />The
Missile Crisis</font><font face="Arial" size="3"> </font></b></p>
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Robert Kennedy had a major role in the Missile Crisis. He acted as a
meeting facilitator and as an unquestioned confidante to President
Kennedy. Because the President could not be present at all the EX-COMM
meetings, he assigned Robert Kennedy the task of facilitating the
discussions. As such, Bobby Kennedy proved an excellent leader by guiding
the discussions and asking complex questions. Robert Kennedy quickly exhibited his ability to analyze the situation
and recognize how decisions would impact the future of the world.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Robert Kennedy's second major contribution was his secret contact with
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. Privately, RFK was able to convey
President Kennedy's position and generate a secret deal. In Khrushchev's
memoirs there is a section devoted to the crisis and Robert Kennedy's
communications with Ambassador Dobrynin.
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