HIST 2013 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Barry Goldwater, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Sharon Statement

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The limits of reform: lbj and the great society. New dealer: brought in jobs in the south he"s all about it. The johnson treatment : no respect for personal space, wins people over to his side, good cop, bad cop. The civil rights act of 1964: forbids discrimination in commercial establishments. Also, private and public schools: does not address housing segregation. Democratic party: george wallace governor of alabama. Gains fame through massive resistance to desegregation. Recognized working class whites were powerfully committed that civil rights. Bill would affect their jobs, neighborhoods, and schools: represents fracturing within liberalism, appeals to working class whites outside of the south. The sharon statement: sharon, ct 1960, says new deal has run amuck , us is complacent about communism and liberalism is a form of communism, wants a return to laissez-faire. Young americans for freedom: libertarian groups on college campuses bent on recruiting individuals into liberalist movement.