Author Question: Early in his administration, how did John F. Kennedy aid the cause of civil rights? A) He ... (Read 64 times)

Awilson837 · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Early in his administration, how did John F. Kennedy aid the cause of civil rights?

A) He appointed numerous blacks to important administrative positions.
B) He allowed his brother to put force into the Justice Department's civil rights litigation.
C) He required government agencies to stop discrimination in federally supported housing.
D) He eliminated segregation in the military, the postal service, and the federal marshal office.

Question 2

Why did students form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee rather than join the SCLC?

A) They thought that Martin Luther King, Jr., was a communist.
B) They didn't agree with the leadership structure of the SCLC.
C) They thought that older people did not know anything about segregation.
D) They were sympathetic to white interests regarding the civil rights movement.