Civil Rights Education
In 1963, Kennedy addressed the nation about civil rights. He stated that it was not merely a constitutional issue, but a ___ one.
What is Moral?
JFK used this platform to break his silence about civil rights.
What is radio?
Kennedy helped this civil rights leader during the 1960 election via phone call.
Who was MLK?
What is African Americans?
This actor/singer, sometimes praised as the most famous woman on earth, had an affair with President Kennedy.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
When Air Force Veteran James H. Meredith wanted to attend an all-white Mississippi College, President Kennedy sent the ____ for protection.
What is the National Guard?
After a violent church bombing with MLK inside, JFK sent ____ troops to birmingham.
What is 3,000?
This major 1963 event in Washington, D.C. pushed Kennedy to support civil rights.
What is the March on Washington?
This sibling of the famed president was acting Attorney General during the JFK administration.
Who is Robert Kennedy?
JFK was the first president to be apart of this group.
What is Roman Catholicism?
In his 1963 address, Kennedy stated various statistics about life as a black American. The statistic describing chances of completing college was ___ of that for a white American.
What is 1/3?
President Kennedy spoke out against civil rights over radio in 1963, but was assassinated ____ months later.
Kennedy was initially hesitant to support civil rights because he did not want to lose support from this group of politicians.
Who were the southern democrats?
This major event occured just a few weeks before the election of 1960.
The Kennedy family had many children, but this one was hidden from the world in a mental hospital after a botched lobotomy by her father, without the knowledge of the rest of her family.
Who is Rosemary Kennedy?