"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:15:25 -0500, "Vito" said:

JFK launched the civil rights movement

I don't think so.

JFK found his liberal adjenda blocked by a coalition of Republicans and So.
Democrats. The latter were elected often unopposed and Blacks were not
allowed to vote. This made them vulnerable to 'carpetbagging'. So JFK
sponsored and assisted the civil rights movement to break up that coalition,
but he did not start it.