Programs of LBJ

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Programs of LBJs Great Society
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• 3 Parts
• Liberty for all
• The End of Poverty
• End to racial injustice

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

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

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Job Corps
VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)
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• Elementary Secondary Education Act
• Increase aid to public and private schools

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

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

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Department of Housing Urban Development
Clean Air Water Regulations