These battles warranted a change to general supposition alongside battles in the courts to change policy.
The death of John F. Kennedy in 1963 changed the political temperament of the nation. The new President, Lyndon B. Johnson, utilizing a blend of the national state of mind and his own political shrewdness pushed Kennedy’s motivation; most notably, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What's more, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had an immediate effect on the government, states, and neighborhoods. A result of the Voting Act, occurred on August 6, 1965, when approximately one-quarter of a million new African American voters were registered, 33% by government analysts. Within four years, voter enlistment in the South had dramatically increased. In 1965, Mississippi had the most astounding black voter turnout, 74%, and had more chosen dark pioneers than whatever another state. In 1969, Tennessee had a 92.1% voter turnout, Arkansas 77.9%, and Texas
77.3%.