2. War on Poverty Alleviate poverty War on Discrimination To eliminate discrimination

3.  Eliminate Poverty & Racial Injustice  End Ignorance  Overcome Disease  Revitalize the Cities  Share the Abundance

4.  No discrimination in public accommodations, housing & jobs

5.  Prohibited the practice of using literacy tests  Assisted blacks in registering to vote

6.  Banned the use of the poll tax

7.  Preference not given to race

8.  Public health insurance for elderly Americans through social security

9.  Federal grants to pay the medical bills of needy persons

10.  Volunteers in Service to America  Domestic Peace Corps

11.  No more than 20,000 from one country  Preference given to skilled workers & professionals w/ family ties to the U.S. (no more than 120,000 from W. Hemisphere) (no more than 170,000 from E. Hemisphere)

12.  Provided Federal funds for schools with large #’s of children from low-income families  Also created Head Start

13.  Money for low-income kids to attend college

14.  $2.9 billion for building new low-rent apartment buildings in cities

15.  Mass transit  Provided $ for the nations bus & rail systems