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John F. Kennedy and the Civil Rights Bill
John F. Kennedy and the Civil Rights Bill
By Garrett Livsey and Sophie Bonilla
The Civil Rights Act
Assassination of JFK
Civil rights and labor law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It did not end racism in the South but it was a large step in the direction of equality thoughout the nation.
November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in his motorcade. Assassin was killed by Jack Ruby before the trial. Assassination could not stop the Civil Rights Act from passing.
The Freedom Riders
The Civil Rights Address
John F. Kennedy
May 4th, 1961
7 black people and 6 white people rode public busses to the south. During the first few weeks they were met with minor hostility, but they were later assaulted by southerners. CORE leaders decided to keep going. Extreme violence and lack of police interaction led to national outbreak and forced JFK to act to end the violence.
June 11th, 1963, JFK provided a speech on the radio and television addressing the Civil Rights issues going on in the nation. He proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Changed civil rights into a moral issue as well as a legal one.
President of United States from January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Handled:
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
establishment of the Peace Corps
developments in the Space Race
building of the Berlin Wall
Trade Expansion Act to lower tariffs
Civil Rights Movement