What Did Kennedy Do in Response to the Birmingham March

question 60

Multiple Choice

What did Kennedy do in response to the Birmingham March and the continued violence?

• A) He ignored the march and violence, since he was afraid of losing southern support.
• B) He proposed a major piece of civil rights legislation, but was never able to get enough support in Congress to pass it.
• C) He quickly denounced King's use of violence in the march.
• D) Kennedy appointed a new commission to study the issue.

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