Major Accomplishments
What are the major accomplishements of Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson created the Great Society programs which included antipoverty programs, civil rights legislation, and the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, the passing of some environmental protection acts, and the creation of laws to help protect consumers.
Three mojor pieces of Civil Rights legislation were : 1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 which did not allow discrimination in employment or in the use of public facilities. 2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 which outlawed discriminatory practicese that kept blacks fromm voting. 3. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 which outlawed discrimination for housing. Also during Johnson's administration, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
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Brief overall with no personal thoughts.