Fifty years ago John F. Kennedy was running for the Presidency of the United States of America. He was a young, attractive and intelligent senator from Massachussets. However, he was a member of a group which had so far been unsuccessful in seeking the nation's highest office --- he was a Catholic. This had not disqualified him from serving is the Navy and risking his life in his country's service in World War II, but for many citizens it barred him from the Presidency. Catholics were "second-class citizens."
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
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