John F. Kennedy made history when he was elected president in 1961. He was the youngest president and the first Catholic president. However, the history he made didn’t have to do with personal things such as age or religion, but his impact on the Civil Rights Movement. During the years of Kennedy’s presidency, the South was facing a conflict with segregation and racism. As president, it was Kennedy 's responsibility to deal with the issues happening in the United States. Many of the South American States during the 1960’s followed Jim Crow Laws, which were laws or signs that strictly prohibited black americans from entering or going to certain places like restaurants, bathrooms, and drinking from water fountains. Kennedy stepped up as president
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Kennedy addressed the Civil Rights situation in a speech to all Americans, white, black, and everyone in between. “In response to the report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, President John F. Kennedy proposed, in a nationally televised address, a Civil Rights Act of 1963.” (The Civil Rights Act of 1964) Kennedy wanted equality between all races and wanted no segregation in restaurants, the work environment, and especially in schools. In the speech Kennedy tells the people that The Nation they live in was founded by many people of many colors and cultures therefore we should all be treated equally. In Kennedy 's speech he expresses how he “hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents.” (American Rhetoric) Kennedy televised the speech so that everyone heard about it. There were also many precautions on Kennedys part when giving the speech for this was such a violent time, especially toward those who were African American or supported the idea of integration. When running for president Kennedy promised in his campaign that he would act on the civil rights movement. As many presidents do, he could have just used that event as a way to get black votes and get into office, but he actually acted upon his word. Kennedy made it clearly understood that he was going to stand up against racial discrimination since he ran for office. His speech was his action and contribution …show more content…
Kennedy wrote the Civil Rights Bill in 1963. The bill called for an end to segregation amongst many other issues. These issues included permitting all black citizens in America admission into any public place, equality in the work environment and the right to vote. However, the bill itself was not passed by Congress until eight months after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. After the assassination of Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson stepped in and took up the cause. It was Johnson who signed the bill, but John F. Kennedy was the first one to address the issue. The Civil Rights Bill concluded the segregation in the South and more specifically in all of America. The bill that John F. Kennedy had written to support the Civil Rights act of 1964 was the marking of the end of discrimination toward race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Everett Dirksen, and others who were leading the Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr. (History.com) Kennedy was able to end the segregation of African Americans, and the Jim Crow Laws in
Kennedy addressed the Civil Rights situation in a speech to all Americans, white, black, and everyone in between. “In response to the report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, President John F. Kennedy proposed, in a nationally televised address, a Civil Rights Act of 1963.” (The Civil Rights Act of 1964) Kennedy wanted equality between all races and wanted no segregation in restaurants, the work environment, and especially in schools. In the speech Kennedy tells the people that The Nation they live in was founded by many people of many colors and cultures therefore we should all be treated equally. In Kennedy 's speech he expresses how he “hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents.” (American Rhetoric) Kennedy televised the speech so that everyone heard about it. There were also many precautions on Kennedys part when giving the speech for this was such a violent time, especially toward those who were African American or supported the idea of integration. When running for president Kennedy promised in his campaign that he would act on the civil rights movement. As many presidents do, he could have just used that event as a way to get black votes and get into office, but he actually acted upon his word. Kennedy made it clearly understood that he was going to stand up against racial discrimination since he ran for office. His speech was his action and contribution …show more content…
Kennedy wrote the Civil Rights Bill in 1963. The bill called for an end to segregation amongst many other issues. These issues included permitting all black citizens in America admission into any public place, equality in the work environment and the right to vote. However, the bill itself was not passed by Congress until eight months after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. After the assassination of Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson stepped in and took up the cause. It was Johnson who signed the bill, but John F. Kennedy was the first one to address the issue. The Civil Rights Bill concluded the segregation in the South and more specifically in all of America. The bill that John F. Kennedy had written to support the Civil Rights act of 1964 was the marking of the end of discrimination toward race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Everett Dirksen, and others who were leading the Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr. (History.com) Kennedy was able to end the segregation of African Americans, and the Jim Crow Laws in