(1913-21) all black advisors dismissed, federal government departments segregated
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(1923-29) did little in line with their laissez-faire policies due to the Depression
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(1929-33) did little in line with their laissez-faire policies due to the Depression
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(1933-45) appointed 7 liberal justices, New Deal was still discriminatory
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(1945-53) desegregated the military, McCarthyism encourages fear of communism
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(1953-61) sent federal troops to Little Rock, tried to pacify Civil Rights movements
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(1961-63) tried to pass legislation but was assassinated before so
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(1963-69) used political power and Kennedy's death to pass legislation such as: Voting Rights Act (1965) and Civil Rights (1964)
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(1969-74) used FBI to destroy Black Panthers and ignored demands of the SCLC, wanted to gain support from the South, continued the policy of 'affirmative action'
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(1974-77) did little for the advancement of Civil Rights