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John F. Kennedy was a man that had many accomplishments and helped the world for the better. JFK was known for negotiating in the Nuclear test ban treaty and started the alliance for progress.
He even made employment to everyone more available and fair. John F. Kennedy had made a special effort so that African Americans had a greater participation in middle and upper management levels.
The amount of African Americans in jobs paying to $4,500- $10,000, increased in the year from June 30th, 1961 to June 30th, 1962. There were even jobs that were paying $9,500 to $20,000 and there was a growth of 50 African Americans in the same time - increasing the African Americans in these jobs to 1,400.
John F. Kennedy even established a committee to end

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