Kennedy & Johnson: Great Society (1960s)+Civil Rights under Johnson
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Kennedy & Johnson
Great Society (1960s)
Goals of the Great Society
Reduce poverty, improve education, expand civil rights, and promote health care.
Key Programs/Policies
Medicare & Medicaid
Healthcare for elderly and poor.
War on Poverty
Economic aid programs and job training.
Head Start & Elementary/Secondary Education Act
Expand educational opportunities.
Civil Rights legislation
Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Act.
Civil Rights under Johnson
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned discrimination in employment/public spaces; empowered federal enforcement. Transformed U.S. legal framework for equality.
Freedom Summer (1964)
Voter registration drive in Mississippi; faced violence but highlighted southern voter suppression.
Selma March (1965)
March for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. Police brutality coverage led to national outrage and legislative action.
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Prohibited discriminatory voting practices; dramatically increased Black voter registration in the South.
