Great Society
- Lyndon Johnson convinces congress to pass Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill
- It allowed the government to cut off funding to any program that practices discrimination
- Created VISTA to battle poverty
- The Voting Rights Act: Outlawed the literacy tests needed in order to register to vote
summary
Lyndon Johnson comes in after Kennedy's assassination and brought in the idea of the great society. this allowed for the government to cut off all funding to any program that practiced discrimination. He also created VISTA to battle poverty and brought in the Voting Rights Act.