Tragedy In Dallas•By the fall of 1963 JFK was losing

popularity because of his strong stance on Civil Rights

•November 22, 1963 JFK went to Dallas to mend fences with the state’s democratic party. He was greeted with applause and large crowds on the sunny fall morning.

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• As they drove by the Texas Schoolbook Depository Building – Kennedy was shot in the head

• The “window of the world” TV, kept America tuned in to what would happen next

~ Lee Harvey Oswald being arrested because of a fingerprint on the rifle~ Jack Ruby, a night club owner kill

Oswald during the televised jail transfer~ The funeral, as the country took the day off to mourn~ LBJ being sworn in on Air Force One

Warren Commission• Looked at all of the evidence to see if

Oswald had acted alone• By 1979, the case reopened and it

was stated that he was part of a conspiracy

• Many theories = Anti-Castro Cubans, Communist sponsored attack, The CIA

• Still a fascination because of missing facts, lack of evidence, the cover ups, & distrust of the government.

The Great SocietyThe Great Society•LBJ focused his efforts on the LBJ focused his efforts on the

problems of the decade.problems of the decade.•His plan was termed the His plan was termed the

““Great Society”Great Society”•2- Main Issues2- Main Issues

~ Ending Poverty~ Ending Poverty

~ Racial Injustice~ Racial Injustice

POVERTYPOVERTY• LBJ put the Economic Opportunity Act of

1964 into effect.~ It created social programs to promote

the health, education, and general welfare of the poor.

• Job Corps Youth Training Program• Head Start- education for

underprivileged preschoolers.• Community Action Program- poor people

working on public-works projects

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• LBJ focused his efforts on the following issues to change America:

Healthcare:* Medicare-

~ health care for the elderly* Medicaid-

~ health care for the poor

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Housing:Created better & affordable city living

* HUD-~ Department of Housing and

Urban Development* Robert Weaver-

~ 1st African-American cabinet member: Sec. of HUD

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Discrimination:* Civil Rights Act- 1964

~ Outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, & jobs.

* Voting Rights Act- 1965~ ended the Literacy testing and the Gov. could monitor voter

registration. * 24th Amendment- 1964

~ abolished the poll tax

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The Courts:* Brown v. Board of Education 1954

~ Outlawed segregation in schools and started the movement that LBJ’s administration pursued.* Warren Court

~Reapportionment- congressional districts for voting power. Brought power from the rural areas and into the urban setting.

* Miranda Rights 1966~ created the rights of the accused

Impact of the Great SocietyImpact of the Great Society

Reading activity:* Page 965

~ Read about the impact that the Great Society and how it changed the American landscape.* Write out your own belief about what LBJ did for our country.

* Explain what LBJ would have to deal with in the coming chapters.