How Did John F Kennedy Impact America
John F. Kennedy
By Clif b
John F Kennedy was a very important figure for the United States and for the Civil rights movement. John F Kennedy impacted America greatly. John was the 35th president of the United States; beating Richard Nixon in the voting race by only about 12,000 votes. John became a very popular president before he was assassinated. ‘The tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy was greater than the accomplishment, but in the end the tragedy enhances the accomplishment and revives hope’ – James Reston. John F Kennedy left a great imprint on the U.S. during the latter part of the 20th century. He had a humble record of accomplishments. John F Kennedy was remembered mostly for not what he had done, but for what he could have done. His high expectations will always be a wonder for the United States. His moving speeches and his popularity with …show more content…
His family was politically successful and very wealthy. This empowered and recognized him and his family through politics. His family went from a middle-class Boston suburb, to an upper-class New York City suburb. The Kennedys lived successfully in the Great Depression.
John F. Kennedy became president in 1961. African Americans throughout most of the south were denied the right to vote. Excluded from public facilities, and subjected to insults and. They couldn’t expect justice from the courts. In the North, black Americans also faced segregation in education, housing, employment, and many other areas. But the civil rights movement had made great progress. A change was on the way. Civil rights protests rose greatly.
Kennedy could either ignore discrimination or he could do something about it. He had promised in his campaign speeches to act smooth if elected. The 1960 report by the Civil Rights Commission made it very plain in clear statistics just how bad discrimination had affected African Americans in
By Clif b
John F Kennedy was a very important figure for the United States and for the Civil rights movement. John F Kennedy impacted America greatly. John was the 35th president of the United States; beating Richard Nixon in the voting race by only about 12,000 votes. John became a very popular president before he was assassinated. ‘The tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy was greater than the accomplishment, but in the end the tragedy enhances the accomplishment and revives hope’ – James Reston. John F Kennedy left a great imprint on the U.S. during the latter part of the 20th century. He had a humble record of accomplishments. John F Kennedy was remembered mostly for not what he had done, but for what he could have done. His high expectations will always be a wonder for the United States. His moving speeches and his popularity with …show more content…
His family was politically successful and very wealthy. This empowered and recognized him and his family through politics. His family went from a middle-class Boston suburb, to an upper-class New York City suburb. The Kennedys lived successfully in the Great Depression.
John F. Kennedy became president in 1961. African Americans throughout most of the south were denied the right to vote. Excluded from public facilities, and subjected to insults and. They couldn’t expect justice from the courts. In the North, black Americans also faced segregation in education, housing, employment, and many other areas. But the civil rights movement had made great progress. A change was on the way. Civil rights protests rose greatly.
Kennedy could either ignore discrimination or he could do something about it. He had promised in his campaign speeches to act smooth if elected. The 1960 report by the Civil Rights Commission made it very plain in clear statistics just how bad discrimination had affected African Americans in