civil rights
...1962, was one of the few presidents having an immense role in the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy, mindful of his own political need for African American’s votes, signed an executive order putting an end to segregation in government-owned housing. In a book called The Civil Rights Movement, Author Ritchie writes, “While Kennedy was an office, the percentage of African American citizens registered to vote almost doubled” (Ritchie 667). Many believed that the movement began with the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights act of 1965. However, today there is still debate about when it began and whether it has ended even today. John F. Kennedy, president in 1962, was one of the few presidents having an immense role in the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy, mindful of his own political need for African American’s votes, signed an executive order putting an end to segregation in government-owned housing. In a book called The Civil Rights Movement, Author Ritchie writes, “While Kennedy was an office, the percentage of African American citizens registered to vote almost doubled” (Ritchie 667). Many believed that the movement began with the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights act of 1965. However, today there is still debate about when it began and whether it has ended even today. John F. Kennedy, president in 1962, was one of the few presidents having an immense role in the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy, mindful of his own political need for African American’s votes, signed an executive order putting an end to segregation in government-owned housing. In a book called The Civil Rights Movement, Auth...