~ Larry Elder, "The Ten Things You Can't Say In America"
I would say more racial, or tribal. Back in 1960, their churches were more anti-Catholic than the mainstream churches. Then Kennedy called King in jail and his daddy, a Republican began to support Kennedy. But of course Kennedy was very ambiguous about civil rights. Until well into 1962, and maybe overall, his actions in favor of blacks were less than what Eisenhower had done. For instance, it is not well know than it was Ike who caused the US military to be fully and completely racially integrated. After the Brown decision in 1954, he took schools on military bases away from southern school districts that did not permit desegregation. Kennedy never did anything this definite, because he was not as decisive as Eisenhower. Yet, because Ike so often went through his subordinates, we don’t know what a strong lead he gave.