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The president during the Civil Rights Movement was John F Kennedy :)
JFK was for and fought for civil rights.
John F. Kennedy started the civil rights act.
He cautiously supported civil rights.
He cautiously supported civil rights.
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.
It prompted Kennedy to propose a strong civil rights bill
According to my U.S. history book, President Kennedy initially approached civil rights policies cautiously.
Absolutely. The administration, especially through Attorney General Robert Kennedy, lead the cause of civil rights in the early 1960s. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the natural culmination of these efforts, even though it was passed in the Johnson administration. Of course, Johnson had been Kennedy's VP, so he was familiar with the effort.
He was President of the United States, and promoted civil rights.
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John F. Kennedy