To start with, Senator Kennedy is a huge supporter of equal rights, and he believes that everybody was created equal. Kennedy would often say that America needed to be greater and in order to do that, Americans had to come together and live equally. According to document A, Kennedy stated, “...the Constitution provides in the First Amendment that Congress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of religion. I must say I believe in it; I think it's the only way that this country can go ahead.” Kennedy stating this gave an insight as to who Kennedy really was and how he viewed the issue of being discriminated against because of your religion segregation in schools at hand. Kennedy doesn't want prejudice of any kind against any group of people, he believes that depriving people of their freedom to choose their own religion contradicts everything America stands for, and in order to progress as a nation, we must leave the belief, that there is only one correct religion, behind us. …show more content…
Senator Kennedy also felt very strongly about supporting the rights of African Americans. A commercial in document A stated Kennedy’s thoughts on racial inequality which was, “...whether it's in the field of civil rights, better minimum wages, better housing, better working conditions, jobs - I stand for these things.” Kennedy believes that everyone has an equal chance to express their talents and opinions despite the color of their