What did JFK's assassination have in commen with the civil rights movement?

Question

im doing a project on how JFK influenced the civil rights movement and this is one thing i cant find any info about!

Answer 1

JFK was pro civil rights, but, if Lee Harvey Oswald was his sole assassin, then JFK's assassination had no connection to the civil rights movement. However, as you have undoubtedly learned, there is much controversy over whether or not Oswald was indeed the sole perpetrator -- he was a disgruntled ex-Marine who had tried to defect to the Soviet Union and was rejected. In Texas there was much animosity among the general public toward JFK, and some of it was surely due to his stand on civil rights, so, supposing that the assassination was not committed by Oswald, it is possible that it could have been the work of someone opposed to integration. So many theories have been proposed as to who the culprit or culprits might have been who killed JFK that it is difficult to keep track of them all!

Answer 2

The Assassination had nothing to do with the Civil Rights movement. John K tried to stay out of the issue, intent on not spoiling his chances for a second term. That is, he believed he was dependent on the white Southern vote, and so used his brother the Attorney General as proxy and refuse to sign Civil Rights Legislation before the re-election.