LBJ’s Presidency (Domestic) Stormy 60’s Part 2 LBJ’s Presidency (Domestic)

LBJ -Lyndon Baines Johnson From Texas -became follower of FDR and New ‘Dealish’ legislation -known for his ego and vanity -sent Congress a program to fix the nation’s problems; nicknamed the “Great Society”

-Unconditional ‘War on Poverty’ Head Start: LBJ’s Agenda -large tax reductions -Unconditional ‘War on Poverty’ Head Start: Jobs Corps VISTA: Volunteers in Service to America- Michael Harrington’s book The Other America exposed the shocking rates of poverty (over 20% for whites, 40% for blacks) in the ‘affluent’ nation

LBJ’s Agenda -Election of 1964 Johnson (DEM) Barry Goldwater (REP) Goldwater was too conservative- he was against integration LBJ won election in LANDSLIDE- got nickname “landslide Lyndon”

Great Society -’64 election gives Johnson a mandate -creating a higher SOL (Standard of Living) Over 60 programs passed!!! -Secondary Education Act: gave federal funds to public and private schools -Medicare: -Medicaid:

Great Society -HUD: Housing and Urban Development: -National Endowment for the Humanities: offers grants to artists and other scholars -Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): eliminate discrimination in hiring

Government Protection -Immigration Act 1965 -Department of Transportation: safety standards for all vehicles to protect consumers -environmental protection Rachel Carson: “Silent Spring” book about pollution and use of pesticides in our water led to act passed= Water Quality & Clean Air Act

Warren Court -Chief Justice Earl Warren led the Supreme Court on an activist stance: overturned many old laws -Brown v. Board, 1954 -Mapp v. Ohio, 1961: evidence -Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963: to free legal aid -Miranda v. Arizona, 1966: suspects must be read their rights

Impact of the Great Society -extension of federal power in the economy and in citizens’ lives -rate of poverty did decrease: number of people in poverty cut in HALF -growing budget deficit -conservative backlash: opposed to aiding the poor -conflict in Vietnam -”Guns or butter”

Great Society Posters Using the instructions provided, create a Great Society Web Diagram/Flow Chart After Placing the laws in their appropriate categories, you must define each law Color and Creativity Expected!

Civil Rights SAQ Briefly explain ONE factor that led to the rise of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Briefly explain ONE success of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Briefly explain ONE reason why the African-American Civil Rights Movement splintered in the late 1960’s.

New Civil Rights and End of Movement Stormy 60’s Part 2 New Civil Rights and End of Movement

Document Readings Highlight a key phrase from each document that shows the author’s POV on each of the three key issues Write a thesis that compares MLK and Malcolm X’s ideas and approaches to the Civil Rights Movement

CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION -civil rights in question -Johnson pledges to support movement ***KEY PIECE OF LEGISLATION* -Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in all public places, banned job discrimination, and ended voter registration discrimination

CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION -Passage of the 24th Amendment 1964: outlawed Poll Tax -Freedom Summer, 1964 Selma to Montgomery March led by MLK -Voting Rights Act of 1965: banned literacy tests, registering to vote occurred through federal officials

SLOW PROGRESS -by mid 60’s segregation was holding firm -de facto segregation -de jure segregation -radicals methods were being discussed

NEW TYPE OF MOVEMENT -Is non-violence working??? -Medgar Evers assassinated -Civil Rights leaders begin to question -Should self-defense be used??? -Should assimilation/integration be the goal??? -idea of racial pride and black nationalism develops

NATION OF ISLAM -Elijah Muhammad leader of Nation of Islam -Nation of Islam encourage black separatism (black nationalism) -teach self-respect and self-defense instead of peacefully “turning the other cheek”

MALCOLM X -new spokesman for Nation of Islam -advocated separation from whites and self-defense from racial prejudice and violence

preached new doctrine of black power for SNCC -Stokely Carmicheal preached new doctrine of black power for SNCC -Black Power control their own social, political, and economic lives -not supported by King’s followers

MALCOLM X KILLED -by 1964, he reversed to urge integration of society (became less radical) -Assassinated by his former group because he became less radical

-Watts Riot: ghetto in LA erupted over police brutality 1965 Long Hot Summers -refers to the racial tensions that filled America during the summer of 1966 and beyond -Watts Riot: ghetto in LA erupted over police brutality 1965 ***shows shift in movement out of south to northern and western cities riots centered on economic issues like unemployment -Riots in Detroit, LA, Newark, etc.

Black Panthers -1966 -Bobby Seale, Huey Newton (political party) “program for the people” taking control of communities full employment military exemption

KING’S ASSASSINATION -1968 Memphis, Tenn sanitation workers strike -James Earl Ray was charged with the killing -major riots in over 100 U.S. cities in response to his death

END OF THE MOVEMENT -1968, Robert F. Kennedy was leading Democratic candidate for President; was a supporter of civil rights -assassinated in California -major blow to continued civil rights efforts -Death of the best leaders -Nixon (Rep) wins 1968 election

Civil Rights Legacy -Kerner Commission Report (set up to investigate racial conditions in the US)= Said it was due to economic inequality and racial discrimination Effects of Movement: -end of de jure segregation (but NOT de facto) -greater racial pride -political power greatly increased

MSL Amendments 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 26th Womens Suffrage Abolished Slavery Prohibition Two Term Limit Poll Tax Illegal Direct Election of Senators Suffrage cannot be denied by race 18 year old voting age No state can deprive you of citizenship rights Federal Income Tax 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 22nd 24th 26th