HIST 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lyndon B. Johnson, Job Corps, Marine Biology
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Southwest texas state teacher college: rural middle class family, taught children of mexican descent, youngest minority and majority leader in the senate. "to build a great society, a place where the meaning if man"s life matches the marvel of man"s labor. : personal boundaries and intimidation. " a society of success without squalor, beauty without barrenness, works of genius without the wretchedness of poverty. : declared an "unconditional war on poverty, office of economy opportunity, economic opportunity act. One of the oldest social programs in the federal government today, the job corps tries to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds complete their high school education and get a good start in the working world. The program has trained and educated two million individuals since it was first established during the great. Sesame street: environment, racheal carson and silent spring, consequence of industrialization, carson (1907-1964, marine biologist, ddt, clean air act.
