What finally caused Kennedy to support racial justice openly?
a. He visited segregated schools in the South.
b. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
c. Kennedy wanted a united country to fight the war in Vietnam.
d. Authorities attacked children in a segregation protest in Birmingham, Alabama.
e. The Democratic party threatened not to support him if he did not speak out.
D
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