president john f. kennedy proposed the civil rights act of 1964.
president john f. kennedy proposed the civil rights act of 1964.
who proposed the civil rights act of 1964?
president john f. kennedy
during the 1960s, relations between white liberals and the civil rights movement became increasingly strained as civil-rights leaders accused liberal politicians of temporizing and procrastinating, although they realized they needed the support of northern whites to pass any legislation over southern obstructionism. many white liberals believed the grassroots movement for civil rights would only anger many southern whites and make it even more difficult to pass civil rights laws through congress. in response to that concern, civil rights leader martin luther king jr. agreed to tone down the march on washington in 1963. president john f. kennedy finally endorsed the march on washington and proposed what would become the civil rights act of 1964, but he could not get it passed during his lifetime. lyndon b. johnson, who took the presidential office in november 1963 following kennedy's assassination, used the image of kennedy's martyrdom to mobilize northern support, along with the black-leadership community, to pass major civil-rights legislation, including the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965. the result was an end to legalized segregation and an end to restrictions on black voting. however, it was followed by a wave of black riots in the inner cities which made for "long hot summers" in every major city from 1964 through 1970. the riots alienated much of the white working-class that had been the base of the labor-union element in the civil-rights coalition.
liberalism in the united states
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bullet::::- us labor law









































bullet::::- civil rights movement









































bullet::::- affirmative action in the united states









































bullet::::- bennett amendment









































bullet::::- bourke b. hickenlooper









































bullet::::- post-civil rights era african-american history









































bullet::::- "the negro motorist green book"









































bullet::::- other civil rights legislation









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1866









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1871









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1875









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1957









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1960









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1968









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1991









































bullet::::- employment non-discrimination act









































bullet::::- equal pay act of 1963









































bullet::::- equality act of 2015
civil rights act of 1964