Johnson

what did Johnson use?

The emotional rallying cry that Kennedy’s vision had to be fulfilled, civil rights legislation became more extensive and effective than any time since the Reconstruction

What did he pass?

many reform measures to create a ‘Great Society’

Why was his reputation tarnished?

By US involvement in the Vietnam War

What was a feature of the Johnson administration?

The Federal governments dismantling of the restrictive laws passed after 1877

despite changes in the political status of AAs, what was difficult to affect?

Economic equality, which might ensure stable race relations

what did Executive order 11246 call for in September 1965?

affirmative action to end under-representation of racial minorities in the workplace, which led to discrimination being barred in all federal employment