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title: "Why do you think African Americans were worried about a civil rights bill in 1961 and 1962?"  
description: "Why do you think African Americans were worried about a civil rights bill in 1961 and 1962?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42718/why-do-you-think-african-americans-were-worried-about-a-civil-rights-bill-in-1961-and-1962  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do you think African Americans were worried about a civil rights bill in 1961 and 1962? 

Why do you think [African Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home) were worried about a [civil rights](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41821/why-was-jackie-robinson-an-important-figure-in-the-struggle-for-civil-rights) bill in 1961 and 1962?


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