2. I.John F. Kennedy a.1960 Election vs. VP Richard Nixon TV Debates, a Presidential First; 4 debates, each viewed by 70 million Americans b.Domestic Issues Democratic majority in both houses, but Republican and Southern Democrats opposed most policies Opposed proposals for mass transportation, health care, Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs, federal aid for elementary/secondary schools

4. c.JFK and Civil Rights Appoints Thurgood Marshall to US Circuit Court of Appeals (elevated to the Supreme Court via LBJ) Attempted to establish Dept. of Urban Affairs, defeated by Rep/Southern Dem Appoints Bobby Kennedy, a firm advocate of civil rights – Brought over 50 suits to secure voting rights for blacks in the south Unable to pass any significant civil rights legislation, would have to wait for LBJ

7. II.Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a.Background 1-15-29 to 4-4-68 Baptist minister in Alabama Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, rise to fame, arrested, parsonage bombed… Became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, sponsored sit ins and other non-violent protests

8. b.Birmingham Protest Urged civil disobedience of segregation laws Arrested, put in solitary confinement, write “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Persisted, in spite of violence against them c.March on Washington – 1963 “I have a Dream” speech 1964, Wins Nobel Prize for Peace 1966, leads campaign for slum clearance in Chicago Assassinated in Memphis, 4-4-68

12. The End of Part 4