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John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961–1963). . . .

Responding to ever more urgent demands, he took vigorous action in the cause of equal rights, calling for new civil rights legislation. . . .

. . . His administration thus saw the beginning of new hope for both the equal rights of Americans and the peace of the world.

–"John F. Kennedy,"

Whitehouse. gov

Source 2:

Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

–"Abraham Lincoln,"

Whitehouse. gov

Which statement best synthesizes the information in these two sources?

The struggle for equal rights will continue in the United States as it has in the past.

President Kennedy worked to improve civil rights in the United States.

President Lincoln signed a law granting enslaved people their freedom.

Equal rights has been an issue in the US government for over one hundred years.