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John Doar

John Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in se… read more

John Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s.

In 1962, he worked to gain the entry of James Meredith into the then-segregated University of Mississippi. In 1963, he confronted and calmed protesters in Jackson, Mississippi, after the assassination of Medgar Evers. He also prosecuted and convicted many individuals on federal civil rights violations including those accused of killing three Mississippi civil rights workers, which was later depicted in movie Mississippi Burning. In 1974, he became chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation of Watergate and helped to prepare articles of impeachment against President Nixon. close

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Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jan 25, 2009 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Dec 08, 2019 | 11:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Jan 25, 2009 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Jan 25, 2009 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Jan 26, 2009 | 5:57am EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 04, 2012 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 05, 2012 | 7:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 06, 2012 | 3:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 08, 2019 | 7:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 08, 2019 | 11:49pm EST | C-SPAN 3
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