History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1960 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Kennedy and Civil Rights
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The idea
Kennedy had voted against the Civil Rights Act of nineteen fifty-seven, Digital History notes, and moved cautiously once in office.
In practice
Twenty-eight suits to protect Black voting rights filed by his administration, against ten in the Eisenhower years.
Where people slip
The civil rights bill he sent Congress in nineteen sixty-three became law only after his death, the National Archives' account shows.
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