Describe President Kennedy's role in the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Explain why there was a dramatic shift in the level of his participation in 1963
What will be an ideal response?
Kennedy came to the presidency with a poor civil rights record. He campaigned for African-American votes in 1960, but, because he deferred to the power of southern Democrats in Congress and because he lacked a personal commitment to full civil rights for blacks, he generally ignored the civil rights movement until 1963. The outbreak of violent confrontation forced his administration to act--he proposed the bill that became the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Where is the god Aten in this sculptural relief?
a. The round disk in the center of the image b. The female figure on the left of the composition c. The child sitting in the lap of the woman d. The small child on the woman's shoulder e. The male figure on the left of the composition
Francis Bacon contended that natural theology based on a scientific understanding of the world would support theology derived from __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).