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    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963 · Documentary · 53m
  2. Country. United States. Language. English. 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.

  3. Jul 31, 2014 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment First aired on ABC television in 1963, Robert Drew's cinéma vérité documentary chronicles how President John F. Kennedy and his brother Attorney...

    • 71 min
    • 12.9K
    • US National Archives
  4. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment: Directed by Robert Drew. 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.

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    • Documentary, History, News
    • Robert Drew
    • 1963-10-21
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  6. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. 1963, 52 mins. Robert Drew. Executive Producer. Gregory Shuker. Producer. Richard Leacock. Filmmaker. James Lipscomb. Filmmaker. D.A. Pennebaker. Filmmaker. Hope Ryden. Filmmaker. Abbot Mills. Assistant. Patricia Powell. Assistant. Mort Lund. Assistant. Nicholas Proferes. Editing Assistant. De Nosworthy.

  7. Film Details. Also Known As. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. Genre. Documentary. Educational. Political. Release Date. 1963. Technical Specs. Duration. 58m. After years of segregation, the University of Alabama becomes the last U.S. college to open its doors to black students.

  8. Nov 11, 2003 · When African American college students Vivian Malone and James Hood prepared to enroll at the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963, governor George Wallace supplied the crisis, defying a federal court order and vowing to prevent the students' enrollment.

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  9. 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.

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