A Time to Act
| Author | : Shana Corey |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2017-04-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780735842755 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0735842752 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (752 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Time to Act written by Shana Corey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'The time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise.' John F. Kennedy was born one hundred years ago. As America's thirty-fifth president, he often took bold actions: establishing a peace corps and challenging Americans to land on the moon. But on civil rights, it took the urging and the example of other courageous people--leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson, and even students and children--to help him realize that the time to act was now. On June 11, 1963, Kennedy's 'big speech'--his civil rights address--was a game changer, and his efforts laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act of 1964--but our country's work is not finished"--
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