LBJ’s Great Society SEs: 2B, 8A, 8B, 9F, 17D, 24B

In late November 1963 the assassination of John F. Kennedy changed the political situation. Kennedy Assassinated

LBJ becomes President Hours after JFK’s assassination, vice-president Lyndon Johnson of Texas was sworn in as the 36 th President of the United States.

LBJ’s Great Society President Johnson’s plan for domestic programs to help Americans in need was known as the Great Society

LBJ’s Great Society Johnson’s goal was turn the U.S. into a “Great Society” by opening opportunities and improving the quality of life for all Americans.

LBJ’s Great Society LBJ’s Great Society programs targeted four areas: 1) civil rights, 2) poverty, 3) health care, and 4) aiding inner cities.

LBJ’s Great Society LBJ’s Great Society programs included Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and HUD.

Medicare Act of 1965 With the Medicare Act of 1965, Social Security was expanded to provide health care for people over the age of 65.

Medicare Act of Medicaid was created as a source of health care for low-income families and individuals. - Medicaid was the first step in the movement toward nationwide health care, and a forerunner to what many today call Obamacare. - Today Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people in the U.S.

The War on Poverty In his book The Other America, Michael Harrington showed that many Americans lived in poverty in the United States.

The War on Poverty The book influenced President Johnson, who made the elimination of poverty a major goal and declared a “war on poverty.”

Equal Opportunity Act In 1965, Johnson signed the Equal Opportunity Act that created a new government agency designed to help the poor in numerous ways.

Job Corps As part of the Economic Opportunity Act, the Job Corps was created to give underprivileged young people an opportunity to gain job skills. Job Corps was created to give underprivileged young people an opportunity to gain job skills.

Federal Housing Authority Under LBJ, the Federal Housing Authority was expanded to improve housing standards and conditions for homeowners.

Department of the federal government founded as part of LBJ’s "Great Society“ to help the nation’s inner cities by providing funding and assistance to help clean up inner city slums. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Head Start Head Start was the program started by LBJ that gave low-income families an opportunity to start their children in school one year early.

Johnson and Civil Rights As president, Johnson pushed through two landmark pieces of legislation for civil rights.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 The March on Washington and King’s “I Have a Dream” speech helped to lead to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The March on Washington To gain support in Congress for the bill, Martin Luther King, Jr., organized a massive march on Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1963.

The March on Washington On August 28, 1963, approximately 250,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully at the nation’s capital in support of the bill.

MLK: “I have a dream” It was during the March on Washington in 1963 that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King presented his dream of equality for all Americans.

Opposition to the Act Southern members of Congress, led by Sen. Strom Thurmond, a staunch segregationist from South Carolina, attempted to block passage of the bill.

Opposition to the Act Southern members of Congress filibustered for 54 days in an attempt to block passage of the bill.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Despite the strong opposition from Southern senators, President Johnson got Congress to pass the bill.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 In 1964, he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, ending segregation in public places.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 The law was perhaps the greatest piece of legislation for minority civil rights in U.S. history.

Events leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Events leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 * Desegregation of the military in 1948 * Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 * March on Washington in August of 1963 * MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech * LBJ’s uses presidential power to get bill passed through Congress Effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 * It outlawed discrimination on basis of race in public places * It gave the federal government the power to oversee voting * Cut off federal funding to schools that refused to integrate * Created the EEOC to enforce civil rights laws Civil Rights Act of 1964

Election of 1964 In the Election of 1964, Johnson won in a landslide over Republican candidate Barry Goldwater, a staunch conservative.

As a result of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregation was outlawed in: A.public facilities B.the armed forces C.religious institutions D.private universities

According to the excerpt above, what was the philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., during the Civil Rights movement? A.Limited violence B.Complete submission C.Nonviolent resistance D.Militant action Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. -- Martin Luther King, Jr., December 10, 1964 Excerpt from Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech