Presidents During the Civil Rights Movement President Dwight

Presidents During the Civil Rights Movement

President Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower ● ● ● 34 th President. In office from Jan 20, 1953 -1961 Born October 14, 1890 in Denison Texas Went to West Point, served in WWII Commanded Allied Forces on D-Day 1944 Would later run for president under the slogan “I Like Ike” Past Civil Rights Act of 1957

Little Rock, Arkansas ● ● “There must be no second class citizens in this country” Began desegregated schools and the military Eisenhower sent 1, 000 U. S. Army paratroopers to Little Rock Arkansas after nine African American students were prevented from entering Central High School https: //www. c-span. org/video/? 434366 -1/president-eisenhower-speech-rock 2: 55

President John F. Kennedy ● ● ● ● 35 th President. Served Jan, 20 th 1961 - Nov 22, 1963 Born May 29, 1917 in Massachusetts Elected to House of Representatives in 1946 Elected to Senate in 1953 First Catholic President Served in the Navy Defeated Richard Nixon in 1960 election

James Meredith & Ole Miss ➔ James Meredith was an African American veteran looking for enrollment in the University of Mississippi a. k. a. “Ole Miss” ➔ Governor Ross Barnett backed protestors who were rioting due to his enrollment ● ◆ Three died and over 300 were injured in the Ole Miss Riot ◆ Lasted 2 days. September 30 1962 - October 1, 1962 Kennedy called the Mississippi NAtional Guard and Army troops to Oxford ○ 3, 000 soilders in total occupied the campus ○ Kennedy also had help from his brother Bobby who dealt with Barnett separately ○ Robert F. Kennedy was the Attorney General

President Lyndon B. Johnson ● ● ● Original LBJ 36 th President. Born August 27, 1908 in central Texas Campaigned on a New Deal platform for House of Representatives Served as JFK’s VP Won the 1964 election by the widest margin in history

Great Society Acts ● ● ● Passed 1965 Medicare amendment to the Social Security Act Aided education Wide scale fight against poverty and crime Removal of obstacles to vote Urban renewal and beautification projects Wanted Nation “to build a great society, a place where the meaning of a man’s life matches the marvels of a man’s labor. ”

Google Classroom Prompt Discussion JFK did not pass a lot of legislation for civil rights while in office, but his time was cut short. Do you believe that if JFK had not been assassinated he would have pushed harder for civil rights and some of the Great Society agenda that Lyndon Johnson passed?