SPAN201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, C.O.R.E., Medgar Evers
19 Jan 2017
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1968: one of the worst years in american history. The sixties: race/riots/rebellion: war: vietnam & poverty, 1963-1975. Lyndon b. johnson (1963-1969) biography of a dirt farmer/rancher (dirt poor, Texan: elected house of representatives (1937); u. s. navy; senator (1948, skilled politician, powerful speaker: got stuff done! Passed lots of legislation: very poor, farmer, one-housed school, graduated 1st in class out of 6. Graduated at 16 years-old: hobo, ridden rails, saw dirt-poverty, deprived. Bachelor"s degree in rhetoric (very persuasive speaker) Accomplished: civil rights act (1964): end of public segregation (kennedy"s baby!, voting rights act (1965): end of discrimination voting, federal aid to education/ h. u. d. Money went towards: conflict in vietnam (14 years long), not for poverty or great society. Large active/protective gov"t works in favor of the american people. Republicans: lessen taxes, trickle-down, ronald reagan: shriver: head of war against poverty (vp) Battle of racial equality: #1 domestic issue: 1961: greensboro, north carolina-> s. n. c. c. College students go to a luncheonette in town.
