Lyndon B. Johnson was John F. Kennedy’s successor and the 36th president of the United States, from 1963 to 1969. Johnson’s administration greatly expanded civil rights for Black Americans. However, his achievements were mostly responses to pressure from the civil rights movement, which shows how well-organized activists can create policy change.
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Chapter 21: When Death Comes
Then, President Lyndon B. Johnson took over and helped pass new civil rights legislation. But while Civil Rights Act of...
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Segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace and anti-government conservative Barry Goldwater both tried to defeat President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 election. They both lost, but they won plenty of support from white...
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