... Kennedy ignored his claims for civil rights but in his later presidency he changed and began trying to pass laws against segregation. During the sixties, the Civil Rights Movement was in full force. With leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, the Civil Rights Movement grew to be one of the most important movement ... in the sixties. The movement was started in the fifties-- and it hit it's peek with Dr. Martin Luther King. . By early 1965 a new ... to enter the college after he was rejected three times because of the color of his skin. Rioting breaks out in Detroit killing peopl...

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... day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." -- Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 By 1960 government had become an increasingly powerful force in people's lives. During the 1930s, The White House had initiated legislation and worked closely with ... black section of Los Angeles in California. In six days 35 persons were killed and hundreds of buildings destroyed. Angered by what they considered slow and uneven progress after decades of social neglect and discrimination, and at times s...

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