jun 19, 1963 - JFK Submits Bill

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The events in Birmingham inspired President John F. Kennedy to propose what would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The president called the racial prejudice in the nation a “moral crisis.” Once passed, the legislation that the president proposed to address this crisis would put an end to de jure segregation in all public places. As a result, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came into place.

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