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Kennedy sends a message to Congress outlining a plan to deal with racial discrimination
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Birmingham, Alabama, police dogs, nightsticks, and fire hoses are directed at civil rights demonstrators, many of who are school children. The violence is broadcast on television and ignites protests across the country.
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President Kennedy promises, “I shall ask the Congress of the United States to act, to make a commitment it has not fully made in this century to the proposition that race has no place in American life or law."
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If the bill passes, it will do 7 things
1. Safeguard voting rights.
2. Desegregate public places.
3. Empower the attorney general to desegregate schools.
4. Form a community relations service.
5. Extend the life of the Commission on Civil Rights.
6. Prohibit federal funding of programs that practice discrimination.
7. Guarantee equal employment. -
His "I have a dream" speech. there wasn't any violence. the leaders are welcomed at the White House by President Kennedy. After he congratulates them on the success of the March, they get down to business and discuss the civil rights bill and the challenges that lay ahead.