Programs of LBJ’s Great Society:. 3 Parts: Liberty for all The End of Poverty End to racial injustice.

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Programs of LBJ’s Great Society:

3 Parts: Liberty for all The End of Poverty End to racial injustice

The War on Poverty Medicare: health care for the elderly Medicaid: health care for the poor

Economic Opportunity Act Grants for College Work-Study Programs Vocational Training

Job Corps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

Elementary & Secondary Education Act Increase aid to public and private schools

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Provided for equal opportunity in the workplace Allowed those discriminated against to sue

Voting Acts Right of 1965 Eliminated barriers so that more blacks could vote

Department of Housing & Urban Development Clean Air & Water Regulations