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Law Day Address, University of Georgia Law School, Athens, Georgia

May 5, 1961

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Athens, GA

You may ask, will we enforce the civil rights statutes? The answer is, “Yes, we will.” We will also enforce the antitrust laws, the anti-racketeering laws, the laws against kidnapping and robbing Federal banks and transporting stolen automobiles across state lines, the illicit traffic in narcotics and all the rest . . . I hold a constitutional office of the United States Government, and I shall perform the duty I have sworn to undertake: to enforce the law, in every field of law, without regional bias or political slant.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.