1. Lecture 5
LBJ

2. Standard
Discuss the diffusion of the Civil Rights movement of African Americans from the churches of the rural South and the urban North, including the resistance to racial desegregation in Little Rock and Birmingham and how the advances influenced the agendas, strategies, and effectiveness of the quest of American Indians, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans for civil rights and equal opportunities.
Essential Question: How did Johnson’s Great Society programs change life for most Americans?

3. LBJ Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)
TX president used his experience in Congress to get his laws passed
pushed JFK’s policies through
Civil Rights Act
major supporter of the poor

4. Poverty
War on Poverty
set aside a billion dollars to end the poverty of over 35 million Americans

5. LBJ’s Domestic Policy Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
Job Corps trained kids 16 – 21 for the workforce
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
like the Peace Corps but for America
meant to raise the standard of living for the urban and rural poor
educational and vocational training

6. The Election Election of 1964
Barry Goldwater emphasized state over national government
against social programs, urban renewal, and high taxes
LBJ wanted to continue the War on Poverty
“In your guts, you know he’s nuts”

7. The Great Society The Great Society
Johnson’s programs to end poverty and racial injustice
Civil Rights reform
VISTA
Promoted education
Job Corps
Head Start
Upward Bound
FAFSA…YAAAAY

8. Medical Care Medicare, 1965 Medicaid, 1965
Medicare is part of the Social Security program
it’s health insurance for the elderly
Medicaid, 1965
Medicaid provides insurance for the disabled and the poor that aren’t part of Social Security

9. Preschool
Head Start
funded daycare and preschool to prepare underprivileged kids for kindergarten
still exists today

10. Immigration Act Immigration and Nationality Act, 1965
ended severe and in many cases, unfair restrictions

11. Warren Court Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
states must provide legal counsel to any person accused of a felony
many states only did this for capital crimes
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
person must be informed of constitutional rights when arrested