Johnson domestic policy l

Civil rights act

1964 - banned discrimination/ got rid of Jim Crow laws

However - didn’t ensure voting rights/ defacto racism still present in north

Economic opportunities act

1964 - created the OEO (office of economic opportunity)

53 job centres

44 states with anti poverty programs

Social security act

1965 - Medicade and Medicare, 1/5 of the population benefited

Helped those who couldnt afford medical insurance,

That being said things like glasses and braces were not covered

voting rights act

1965 - eliminates voting tests and state registrars, made them federal

Followed Selma march protests

Elementary and secondary education act

1965 - Granted federal aid to poorer states to provide better education

13 million children benefited

Higher education act

1965- provided federal scholarships for poor students

25% of college students received financial aid

Fair housing act

1968

• focused on ending discrimination in housing, it cost nothing but was difficult to enforce and faced heavy white opposition

Race riots

1965-1968

Riots in major cities in the north such as Los Angeles and Detroit

Included widespread looting, assault, arson and property damage

Estimated 20,000+ arrests and 200+ deaths

• LBJ’s 1967 kerner commission (1967) found the main causes of these riots to be police brutality, unemployment and inadequate housing