The violence in Birmingham proved that Kennedy's piecemeal approach to civil rights had failed. Martin Luther King. and cabinet meeting , August 5 , 1965. Courtesy: Library of Congress Elected ...

On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation on the most pressing domestic issue of the day: the struggle to affirm civil rights for all Americans. His administration had ...

Dr King was assassinated three weeks after the dossier was written A secret FBI dossier on civil rights leader ... relating to the assassination of John F Kennedy released on Friday.

When we teach American history, it can feel like the subject of civil rights is stuck in the 1960s. But civil rights continue to change over time, sometimes expanding, and sometimes even diminishing.

The best JFK quotes cover everything from religion in America, the role of debate, and how to run a successful country.

In the 1960s, as civil rights battles raged across the country, it was Kennedy's brother, President John F. Kennedy, who sought passage of a landmark bill to ban discrimination. And when JFK was ...

When Johnson became the president, he prioritized finalizing bills that were endorsed by Kennedy, putting a large focus on tax cuts and the Civil Rights Act. In 1964, Johnson ran for president ...

I think on every issue from, uh, the economy, health care, climate change, civil rights ... Korea – and to discuss their ...

A Dallas truck driver’s newly discovered 1963 film shows the car bearing mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy speeding ...

"JFK was the youngest person ever elected president, and the first Catholic. He sent a man to the moon, fought for civil ...

What role did white campaigners and politicians have in the Civil Rights Movement? Discuss different perspectives on historic events and the motivation behind them.

JFK’s legacy lives on long after his assassination ... their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and ...