"The Great Society" speech of 1964 was the start of a new beginning. For discrimination there was a lot to do though. You've heard of the schools, businesses, and many other sorts of discrimination. But the bigger picture was the whole country discriminating. This was due to the Immigration Act of 1924 and National Origin Act of 1924 which basically stated that anyone not from Western Europe would be strongly discriminated. In 1965, this changed for the better. The Immigration Act of 1965 made it so many other non-European people could enter the United States and ended the national discrimination. There were other acts passed previously to this such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act outlawed discrimination jobs, public accommodations like school, and housing. In addition to acts, the 24th Amendment was added which got rid of all poll tax for elections. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the discrimination of voting. These are just some of the few acts that were established due to "The Great Society".
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