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Televised Address on Civil Rights and Call for Legislation

In a nationally televised speech, Kennedy framed civil rights as a moral issue and formally proposed comprehensive civil rights legislation to Congress.

Televised Address on Civil Rights and Call for Legislation

The address signaled presidential leadership after violent resistance to desegregation, catalyzed legislative momentum, and set the stage for what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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