Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Right Movement

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Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Right Movement Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, and Whitney Young in the Oval Office on January 18th, 1964

Preview of Selma Enter slideshow mode and click on the picture for link to clip

Oval Office Clip from Selma Enter slideshow mode and click on the picture for link to clip How do these two clips depict MLK? How do these two clips depict LBJ?

Lyndon Baines Johnson Democrat from Texas Member of Congress from 1937-1961 Sworn into office after JFK’s assassination on November 22nd, 1963 Designed the “Great Society” Civil Rights Medicare/Medicaid Education War on Poverty Urban development

What do we already know about the Civil Rights Movement? Pass out the timelines and read aloud

Civil Rights Act, July 1964 Replaced John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Act from 1957 Banned racial discrimination in public areas and guarantee equal job opportunities

Presidential Election 1964 LBJ won 44 out 50 states plus DC less than a year after taking office for JFK

Selma to Montgomery, March 1965

March 7th, 1965 Civil rights marchers in Selma being beaten by Alabama police

Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act August 6th, 1965 in the President’s Room

Central Historical Questions: Was LBJ a Civil Rights leader or reluctant follower?