PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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John F. Kennedy
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Thurgood Marshall
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Bobby Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was not passed, however, before November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated. The bill was left in the hands of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Detailed explanation-2: -Students consider how a president can generate support for one of his legislative initiatives and help a bill become a law by investigating the steps President Kennedy took in attempting to turn his June 1963 civil rights proposal into meaningful legislation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shortly after being sworn in following President Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson urged the passage of the Civil Rights Act be carried out in honor of the late president. Johnson used his connections and experience gained as former Senate Majority Leader to sucessfuly negotiate support for the bill.