[Mikey_1962]

John F Kennedy voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957

[SomeCallMeTim]

Yep.. and DEMOCRAT (at the time) Strom Thurmond holds the records for the longest filibuster.. against Civil Rights legislation.

[Verginius Rufus]

Actually, JFK voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957, but only after voting for an amendment which "eviscerated" its enforcement provision. See Jeremy D. Mayer, Running on Race: Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns, 1960-2000 (Random House, 2002), an excellent book.

So JFK voted against it before he voted for it. Sounds familiar.

[GianniV]

In today's terms, John F Kennedy and his whole family were racists in the 50s and 60s. Where's the outrage?

[KC_Conspirator]

He did? Why have I not heard that anyewhere else before?