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Lyndon B. Johnson-took over as president after JFK was assassinated
he was JFK's vice president
1964 presidential election- Johnson won this election in a landslide victory
The southwest switched parties
Johnson didn't run in the 68 election which shocked a lot of people
put together the Warren Commission to investigate JFK
passed civil rights act of 1964- outlawed most forms of racism
voting rights act- outlawed discrimination in voting, thus allowing millions of southern blacks to vote for the first time
started affirmative action laws- forced businesses to hire african americans
immigration act- allowed more non-European people to immigrate to the US
The Great Society-basically Johnson's war on poverty
aid education
attack disease
urban renewal
beautification, conservation, development, of depressed regions
control and prevention of crime
removal of obstacles to the right to vote
elementary and secondary education act-for the first time, large amounts of federal money went to public schools and the focus was poor schools
higher education act- focused on funding lower income students, including grants, work-study money, and government loans
economic opportunity act
gun control act- regulates the firearms industry and firearms owners
Vietnam conflict dominated much of Johnson's presidency
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