PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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The New Deal
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The War of Poverty
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The Great Society
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The End of Injustice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson’s first public reference to the “Great Society” took place during a speech to students on May 7, 1964, on Ohio University’s historic College Green in Athens, Ohio: And with your courage and with your compassion and your desire, we will build a Great Society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives designed under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, all remain in 2021.
Detailed explanation-3: -Johnson labeled his ambitious domestic agenda “The Great Society.” The most dramatic parts of his program concerned bringing aid to underprivileged Americans, regulating natural resources, and protecting American consumers.