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What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?
New laws would have to give more freedom to whites.
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
Old laws would have to remain in place “as is.”
African Americans would have to pass laws on their own behalf.

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New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.

Kennedy was shaken by the television images from Birmingham and afterward announced that civil rights were a moral issue and submitted comprehensive civil rights legislation to Congress.