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Who was the president of the civil rights act of 1964?
k President Johnson was in office and Kennedy dead.
How did President Andrew Johnson react to the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
It passed through Congress over Johnson's veto.
What action did president Kennedy take in support of civil rights?
he promised federal funding for school desegregation
Legislation passed by Congress to counteract the Black Codes but was vetoed by President Johnson?
A civil rights act
President lydon b Johnson persuaded congress to pass the civil rights act of 1964 the primary purpose of the civil rights act of 1964 was to?
ask your teachers!!
Was president Kennedy assassinated before civil rights bill was passed by congress?
Yes he was. President Kennedy was assasinated on november 22, 1963 and civil rights bill were passed in july 2, 1964
What action did President John F. Kennedy take in support of civil rights?
President Kennedy pushed for the Civil Rights Act in Congress, and promised federal funding for school desegregation.
Where does the civil rights commission report its findings?
Congress and the President and, through the Media, to the Public.
Who was the president during the civil rights movement?
The president during the Civil Rights Movement was John F Kennedy :)
Was President Johnson the originator of the civil rights legislation that was eventually passed by Congress?
No, President John F. Kennedy was the originator of the civil rights legislation that eventually passed Congress. Kennedy called for a civil rights bill in a speech on June 11, 1963. He later met with legislative leaders and sent his civil rights bill to Congress on June 19, 1963. He continued to work with legislative leaders on the civil rights legislation until his death on November 22, 1963.Following Kennedy's death, President Lyndon B. Johnson used his experience and influence in support of the Civil Rights Act, and it was passed and signed into law by President Johnson on July 2, 1964.
What was a set back for president Kennedy when he tried helping the civil rights movement?
He could not get Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. It was his successor president Johnson who finally got it passed into law.
President Lyndon Johnson was more successful than President Kennedy in getting Congress to pass civil rights and economic improvement bills because?
yea
What was president lyndon b Johnson able to do that president Kennedy failed to do?
help democrats to capture both houses of congressto get congress
What president during the early 1960's worked to pass the civil rights laws?
John F. Kennedy, and then after his death Lyndon Johnson.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was originally proposed by President Kennedy?
True, Kennedy had called for it in his civil rights speech in 1963 but he was assassinated that year while it was still being debated by Congress and so it wasn't until LBJ was president that it eventually passed.
Was president Johnson responsible for passing the first civil rights bill?
The Civil Rights Act was mostly drawn up during the Kennedy years, but Kennedy was unable to get it passed by Congress. Lyndon Johnson after Kennedy's assassination put the wheels in motion to finally get it passed, in 1964.
How did congress respond to Kennedy's proposals?
Although political pressures prevented President John F. Kennedy's administration from proposing legislation to Congress in 1961 and 1962, the President took steps to ensure minority rights in voting, employment, housing, transportation, and education by executive action. The stage was set for a new legislative initiative to deal with the problem of federal protection of civil rights.
