Essay About Jfk Assassination
The JFK assassination was one of the most life changing moments in human history at the time. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected the president of the United States in 1963 (35 president). The new president called on his fellow Americans to work together in the pursuit of eliminating poverty and win the ongoing Cold War against communism around the world. There were two legislations that JFK proposed during his presidency and they were the biggest priorities at the time: income tax cuts and a civil rights bill. Kennedy wanted to make all genders, ethnicities, and races equal in society. In 1963 people were fighting over what restaurant to go into and even what water fountains to drink out of. Kennedy was slow to commit himself to the civil rights cause, but was eventually forced into action because of riots at the University of Mississippi that left two dead and many others injured. On November 22, 1963, the president and his wife landed in Dallas to continue his around the world speaking engagements. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. shots rang out from what was recorded as a hotel room on the street. Kennedy was struck twice, once in the neck
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Almost everyday now in the news we get a glimpse of a person or multiple people opposing the civil rights act by performing terrible acts of violence against others. Many citizens are protesting that our president and police corps aren’t doing a good enough job in enforcing this law. These people are not only affecting the kids today but also affecting our future as this country. My hope is that as a society, we begin to share ideas, have open dialogue, and start coming together. If we execute this plan, our nation can help educate people and kids across America about how to reduce violence and forget about what race, color, and ethnicity a person is and just look at them as a fellow american
Almost everyday now in the news we get a glimpse of a person or multiple people opposing the civil rights act by performing terrible acts of violence against others. Many citizens are protesting that our president and police corps aren’t doing a good enough job in enforcing this law. These people are not only affecting the kids today but also affecting our future as this country. My hope is that as a society, we begin to share ideas, have open dialogue, and start coming together. If we execute this plan, our nation can help educate people and kids across America about how to reduce violence and forget about what race, color, and ethnicity a person is and just look at them as a fellow american