Critical Thinking Questions   Home       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     If you lived in the South during the time of the civil rights movements, would you have agreed that this was the "greatest crisis the South has faced since the Civil War?" What is the basis of President Kennedy's address to the public in this matter? What are your reactions to President Kennedy's statements? What do you think the underlying issues were for whites who were opposed to James Meredith attending the University of Mississippi? Do you think the majority of blacks living in the South at this time were supportive of James Meredith's decision to attend the University?