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How did President Kennedy respond to the violence in Birmingham?
He wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. expressing his concern.
He had members of the Ku Klux Klan arrested.
He had Eugene “Bull” Connor arrested for police brutality.
He promoted civil rights laws such as what would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Correct answer: He promoted civil rights laws such as what would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Brief explanation: Kennedy publicly condemned the Birmingham violence, gave a national address framing civil rights as a moral issue, and in June 1963 proposed comprehensive civil rights legislation that laid the groundwork for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He did not have Bull Connor arrested or mount mass arrests of KKK members; any private correspondence with King was not the primary federal response.
Brief explanation: Kennedy publicly condemned the Birmingham violence, gave a national address framing civil rights as a moral issue, and in June 1963 proposed comprehensive civil rights legislation that laid the groundwork for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He did not have Bull Connor arrested or mount mass arrests of KKK members; any private correspondence with King was not the primary federal response.
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