JFK holds complex place in black history

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press In this Jan. 14, 1963, file photo, President John F. Kennedy speaks in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington during his State of the Union report to a joint session of Congress with Vice President Lyndon Johnson sitting behind him.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an occasional series marking the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men who had he...

Published: 02/24/2013