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Why Is Robert Kennedy Unjust

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Robert Kennedy is a man who is not as celebrated as he should be for all that he did for the improvement of America. Most people believe that he only ran his brother’s campaign. He is one of many heroic people that can be known as an example for children today. The assassination of Robert Kennedy was unjust because he supported the protection of Israel and worked for the improvement of African American civil rights. However, some people believe that his assassination was righteous because they see him as a man who abandoned the Cuban people during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Robert Kennedy followed in his brother’s vision of the support of Israel. Along with his brother’s authority, he sent 50 F-4 Phantom Fighters to Israel so that their anti-air defenses would be stronger. There was a conflict occurring between the Israelites and the Palestinians, which could have ended up being disastrous for the Israeli army if the US hadn’t donated anti-air machines to the Israeli army. …show more content…

ambassador to the U.K., America’s 64th attorney general, and when he ran for president. He improved African American freedom in voting, public areas, and gave many more options for many future choices that consisted of but weren’t limited to, housing and professions that may have been denied to them before. “In the fall of 1962, he sent thousands of federal troops to Oxford, Mississippi, to enforce a U.S. Supreme Court order admitting the first black student, James Meredith (1933-), to the University of Mississippi.” (Robert Kennedy 1). This is one of many examples of how he supported African American civil

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