What if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the US Congress in 1964, being stopped by a Southern filibuster or ground to a halt? One possible PoD is Kennedy lives because he didn't have Johnson's skill at pushing it through Congress nor the Kennedy martyrdom to rally the nation, or even later as it faced huge opposition. How would this alter the civil rights movement? Some say that civil rights would just get passed in 1965 after a Democrat landslide, but I doubt that. First, about 80% of Republicans supported civil rights, even more than the Democrats so getting rid of Republicans won't be much help since it was a bipartisan issue. And secondly if civil rights failed once the President wouldn't want to waste political capital on it again, and probably focus instead on the War on Poverty. So this could set back the civil rights movement substantially, though it would probably succeed eventually as the underlying factors leading to its success haven't changed. But it would be a much rougher path and alter US history and politics significantly? What would be the effects of civil rights failing in 1964? How would the civil rights movement be different? Ultimately, what would be the long-term effects? What if?