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Kennedy Civil Rights - Coggle Diagram
Kennedy Civil Rights
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Freedom Rides
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When Robert Kennedy's federal marshals could not control a white mob bombing a meeting at Ralph Abernathy's church, Kennedy pressured Alabama to call the National Guard and state troopers
Freedom Rider's persistent pressure forced Robert Kennedy to get an Interstate Commerce Commission saying that interstate bus seating should be integrated
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Birmingham 1963
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Kennedy's Response
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Sent in the Justice Department who Andrew Young acknowledged did a great job at bringing the two sides together
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The March On Washington
What Happened?
Kennedy opposed the proposed March on Washington as he thought it would make him look like he was just saying yes to the bill because he was forced
Kennedy's Response
Eventually he endorsed the march, trying to make it a peaceful, interracial positive endorsement of the bill
Overall Outcome
Critiques said that Washington was taking over the March and Malcolm X called it the 'farce on Washington'
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Justice Department
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Brought 57 suits against illegal violations of black voting rights in the South compared to six under Eisenhower
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Housing
Kennedy promised to do a lot about this but didn't because was scared Congress wouldn't let it through and reject other 'more important' stuff in its place
After the congressional 1962 elections were over, he introduced a half hearted measure that only applied to future federal housing
Civil Rights Bill
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Congress
Knew it would be hard to get them on board so proposed a moderate bill in Feb 63 to guarantee desegregation in public places, help black people use their vote and help black workers
It got stuck in Congress because 'liberal sons of bitches' tried to push it too far for the Conservative Republicans
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