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Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy


In 1948, King was ordained as a Baptist minister. King used much of his knowledge on Christian theology to relate to the struggles of oppressed peoples. This became a large part of Kings doings in the Civil Rights movement. .
             Through out the two men's lives, their actions, beliefs, and handling of different circumstances influenced the United States greatly. King is probably most known for being a key player in the Civil Rights movement. Both men's lives crossed at this point in U.S. history. One of Kennedy's biggest accomplishments is his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which may have prevented nuclear war. .
             King began his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in 1955 during the protest of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Shortly after the arrest of Rosa Park, on December 1, 1955, King was appointed president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, the organization that directed the boycott. During this yearlong battle, despite King's non-violent approach, he became the target of many violent instances, one of which included the bombing of his house. By the end of the boycott, King had become a national figure. .
             At the time when Kennedy was inaugurated, the Civil Rights movement was at full force. Kennedy, just like King, asked pushed congress for reform. The demands for equal rights for African-Americans was a major issue for Kennedy. Kennedy helped the battle by federalizing the Alabama National Guard to insure the integration of public schools. Kennedy called for congress to pass legislation allowing the attorney general to begin court suits against schools in violation of the order to desegregate on behalf of those individuals who were unable to pursue legal action themselves. Kennedy pushed for congress to create and pass legislation that would require restaurants, hotels, and motels to admit and server customers regardless race. In Kennedy's step towards equality for all he stated, "The time has come for the Congress of the United states to join with the executive and judicial branches in making it clear to all that rave has no place in American life of law" (World Book).


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