The 35th U.S. President, from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. In his bid for the presidency he generally tries to avoid the topic of civil rights as he fears that it might hurt his chances of election. He even goes so far as to add the anti-civil-rights politician Lyndon Johnson to his ticket as Vice President. As President, he comes to see the unrest in the U.S. over civil rights as damaging the country's reputation, and he begins to move to pass civil rights legislation. However, he is assassinated before the legislation can pass.
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John F. Kennedy Character Timeline in Stamped from the Beginning
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Chapter 29: Massive Resistance
...and his emphasis on Christianity. In the first ever televised presidential debate, Democrat John F. Kennedy tries to mention civil rights as little as possible and names the civil rights opponent...
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...Concerned with the ongoing damage racist discrimination is causing to the U.S.’s global reputation, the Kennedy administration moves to pass civil rights legislation. The day before King delivers his iconic “I...
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Chapter 30: The Act of Civil Rights
...through its complicity in ongoing racism, the entire U.S. is “guilty of this murder.” President Kennedy launches an investigation into the bombing, but within weeks he is assassinated in Dallas, Texas....
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