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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Lyndon Johnson
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's on how to end poverty in the United States as well as how to protect civil rights.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: The Great Society Holds Promise for America
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a truly progressive president at the beginning of his term of office. Read about all the programs started under his watch that attempted to better the lives of all Americans, especially those who lived in...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Read about the many programs included in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a centerpiece of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. See what happened to many of these programs under subsequent presidents.
Arizona State University
Jaie: What Are New Horizons?
This site from Journal of American Indian Education provides a 1965 speech by the chairman of President Johnson's Task Force on Indian Poverty, describes the future of the American Indian.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society"
President Lyndon Johnson launched his legislation plans for his "Great Society" soon after he became president. Read about the many pieces of legislation that were passed in just a few years. See what happened to tarnish Johnson's...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The War on Poverty
At this site from Fordham University you can read Lyndon B. Johnson's "Proposal for A Nationwide War On The Sources of Poverty," which was originally relayed to Congress in March of 1964. Read about the "five basic opportunities" Johnson...
Arizona State University
Jaie: An Anti Poverty Exploration Project
The Journal of American Indian Education provides this 1965 article describes a part of the Johnson's War on Poverty program that was planned to improve conditions for non-reservation Indian communities.
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Social Solutions to Poverty: War on Poverty: Office of Economic Opportunity
Learn about Lyndon B. Johnson's Office of Economic Opportunity Act (OEO) that attempted to give the poor an opportunity during the War on Poverty of 1964.