Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
- Johnson convinces congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights Bill
- It allowed the government to cut off funding going to and program that practiced discrimination
- Created VISTA to battle poverty
- The voting right's act: outlawed literacy tests needed in order to have the right to vote
Summary: Lyndon Johnson created the great society to try and stop discrimination. He convinced congress to pass the Civil Rights Bill which cut off
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Quote: I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam.
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Question:How much longer would the intense level of discrimination gone on for if it wasn't for the great society?
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