Tensions Of 1960

Tensions were fairly high for the presidential election of 1960. With both presidents being mutual on policy’s it was the choosing of the background which made this election so close. The Presidential election of 1960 was one of the closest in American history. John F. Kennedy won the popular vote by a slim margin of approximately 100,000 votes. On 21 November 1963, President Kennedy along with the First Lady, were on a trip to Texas. President Kennedy later decided to go on the trip for three goals, he wanted to help raise more Democratic Party presidential campaign fund contributions, he wanted to begin his quest for reelection in November 1964 and, because the election ticket had barely won Texas in 1960 , President Kennedy wanted to help mend political fences among several leading Texas Democratic party members who appeared to be fighting politically amongst themselves. Officials were worried that the President would receive hate from those on the opposite side of the election.

This was a bill would accept segregation at public facilities to continue, but it was paused in Congress when JFK was assassinated. President Johnson told Congress and the world that passing the Civil Rights Act would be a way to Honor him. In July 1964, Johnson finally passed the act in his name. “The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.” Clearly this act was a huge part of our civilian lives in the United States of America. In return it also stop discrimination towards race, religion, national origin and gender by employers. It also created an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This commission had the power to file lawsuits on aggrieved workers. This truly changed lives for