The brutal response of police was widely publicized: it was at the time when television started gaining importance and the protests were reported in the television (and radio) to the whole country.
This actually helped gain more sympathy for the protests and spread the knowledge about them so the people who were also in favor of civil rights knew there were not alone.
It was met with opposition but Wilson was determined to
establish such an organization to prevent another great war from happening
again. Unfortunately, many in the Senate
disapprove of the proposal but Wilson still wanted this to come true. He became ill as a result and this led to his
death.
