President Kennedy pushed for the Civil Rights Act in Congress, and promised federal funding for school desegregation.
he promised federal funding for school desegregation
he promised federal funding for school desegregation
President John F. Kennedy and his administration finally began to support the civil rights movement after the Birmingham Campaign of 1963. He signed the Civil Rights Act in response to the highly publicized and violent confrontations of the campaign.
He acted cautiously until pushed by civil rights groups. (apex)
The president during the Civil Rights Movement was John F Kennedy :)
During his early months in office, Kennedy moved slowly on civil rights issues. He did not want to lose the support of southern members of Congress. Later in his term, Kennedy became a much stronger supporter of civil rights. He wanted American society to put into practice the principles of freedom that U.S. leaders preached to the world. He decided it was time for the government to take action in support of civil rights.
The civil rights movement led by the Freedom Riders and Martin Luther King, JR.
President Andrew Johnson showed he did not support greater rights for African Americans in the south by vetoing the freedman's bureau and the civil rights act of 1868. President Johnson came into office after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
According to my U.S. history book, President Kennedy initially approached civil rights policies cautiously.
John F. Kennedy
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Because he got very little support in congress.