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In reply to the discussion: FDR: "I welcome their hatred" [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)"I am terrified USians are about to revolt against people like me and Joe Kennedy, as happened not very long ago in Russia."
That is my view of the New Deal and I think the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam protests and a few other things were the motivation for the War on Poverty.
The various groups that were protesting (1) inequitable distribution of wealth; (2) inequitable treatment of African-Americans; (3) the draft and the Vietnam War and (4) some other causes looked as though they could coalesce under the very charismatic King. And they were not all peaceful groups, even in the civil rights movement.
There was a fear that some speaker or other might start some disruptive talk at the March on Washington. They were ready to cut off the mikes at any second and play recordings of Mahalia Jackson.