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Helped civil rights by presenting speeches to Blacks and Whites so they get along better for the good of society. If RFK did not give his speeches and use violence then segregation would still be here today and civil rights would not.

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Q: What did Robert F. Kennedy do for the civil rights movement?
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The president during the Civil Rights Movement was John F Kennedy :)


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