What was john
f. kennedy's response to the growing civil rights crisis in the united states during the early 1960s?
a. he increased the influence of the federal government by enforcing civil rights laws through the judiciary.
b. he refused to introduce civil rights legislation because of the strength of southern democrats.
c. he selected cabinet members who opposed civil rights in an attempt to change their minds.
d. he strengthened the power of state governments to pass more civil rights legislation.