Civil Rights Movement. When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961, African Americans throughout much of the South were denied the right to vote, barred from public facilities, subjected to insults and violence, and could not expect justice from the courts.
Secret Service Special Agent Salary. Pay is based on your salary grade as well as on your assigned location. In 2009, starting salary ranged from $43,200 to $73,354.
Criminal Investigators and Special Agents are compensated the highest in the District of Columbia, where they get salary pay of close to $94620. This group of professionals are compensated highest in Public Administration, where they earn average job salaries of $90770.