4.4 Civil Rights

Due Today: Ch. 28 notes, MC and SA

Revisiting JFK: How did his style and substance prevent nuclear war? What was his position on civil rights?

Key Concept LT: I can describe how various civil rights activists and political leaders achieved some legal and political successes in ending segregation, although progress toward racial equality was slow.

Review CRM timeline on your own: What was the Civil Rights act and what came before it? What else had JFK accomplished? What had other activists achieved?

WATCH: JFK Speech Promoting the Civil Rights Act of 1964, June 11th 1963

- what is JFK trying to do in this speech?

- is it televised? Who is watching? Congress or ALL Americans? What are they thinking?

- why does he keep saying this is a moral issue?

- what does he want Congress to do?

- Is the message consistent with what we already know about JFK?

- Do you think this was an effective speech?