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Because Kennedy promised to help pass laws for equal rights for all and end segregation. However he wasn't able to get enough support in congress, particularily with southern democrats ("dixiecrats"). Lyndon Johnson was supposed to help out with that but LBJ didn't do squat for JFK so pretty much none of Kennedy's proposals were listened to -- one notable exception being the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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∙ 7y agoThey didn't vote for Kennedy because it wasn't until 1965 that the voting rights laws were passed and Jim Crow laws were in full force in 1960 when he ran for office.
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How many African Americans are eligible to vote?
none Whoever said this is very rude and ignorant. The Question is not how many as in a number, All African Americans are eligible to vote, besides those who are incarcerated and have felonies.
When did African-Americans get the vote - was it in 1963?
no it was in 1964
What were four affects of the war on African Americans?
African Americans were granted the right to vote,but many of them were subdued to a sharecropper status, and as a result many of them migrated to the West and North. In addition, bulldozing in the Southern states after the war, limited the political power of the African Americans.
What was Lincoln's position on the issue of suffrage for the African Americans?
Only some African Americans should be able to vote
How did FDR get African Americans to change their party?
He didn't. They couldn't vote. It wasn't until the 1960's that African Americans could vote because of the voting rights act.
How many African Americans are eligible to vote?
none Whoever said this is very rude and ignorant. The Question is not how many as in a number, All African Americans are eligible to vote, besides those who are incarcerated and have felonies.
What did the Texas constitution of 1866 failed to?
to give African Americans the right to vote
How did poll tax effect African Americans?
With the government eliminating poll taxes, it allowed many more to be able to vote.
How many African Americans voted for McCain?
John McCain received about 3% of the African-American vote in 2008.
What happened after congress passed the voting rights act of 1965?
Many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
How many African Americans were registered to vote during the Civil Rights Era?
5000
Who do African Americans vote for?
The best candidate.
When did African-Americans get the vote - was it in 1963?
no it was in 1964
What did Stephen Douglas believe in?
the right of African Americans to vote was a matter for the states to decide.
Stephen Douglas believed what?
He believed that the right of African Americans to vote was a matter for states to decide.
What did Stephen Douglas believed?
Stephen Douglas believed in the principle of popular sovereignty, which allowed settlers of a territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery. He was a prominent politician and the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. Douglas was known for his role in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise and sparked further tensions over the issue of slavery.
What were four affects of the war on African Americans?
African Americans were granted the right to vote,but many of them were subdued to a sharecropper status, and as a result many of them migrated to the West and North. In addition, bulldozing in the Southern states after the war, limited the political power of the African Americans.
