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President Kennedy Transmits Comprehensive Civil Rights Bill to Congress

Kennedy formally sent a comprehensive civil rights bill to Congress proposing federal measures against segregation and discrimination in public accommodations, education, and voting.

The submission represented the administration's major legislative response to the civil-rights crisis and laid legislative groundwork that would culminate in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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