Why was President Kennedy afraid to act immediately on civil rights issues when he became president?

He claimed he was preoccupied with the cold war

     President Kennedy was afraid to act immediately on civil rights issue when he became president because President Kennedy claimed he was preoccupied with the Cold War.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.

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i think a judge or jury, as they preside over the court and is the central figure in a trial.

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