USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He made an that the major civil rights legislation would be submitted to the Congress in order to guarantee equal access to all public facilities in order to end segregation in education, and to provide federal protection of the right to vote to humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kennedy had been cautious about civil rights because it had been a very close election and he wanted to keep the support of as many people and legislators as possible. Conflict over integration and civil rights had been escalating during the spring of 1963.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kennedy defined the civil rights crisis as moral, as well as constitutional and legal. He announced that major civil rights legislation would be submitted to the Congress to guarantee equal access to public facilities, to end segregation in education, and to provide federal protection of the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -John F. Kennedy was reluctant to propose major civil rights legislation during his first term for fear of losing the support of Southern Democrats, many of whom benefited from and supported segregation policies.