Stormy 60’s Part 2

1. Stormy 60’s Part 2 LBJ’s Presidency (Domestic)

2. LBJ -Lyndon Baines Johnson From Texas -became follower of FDR and New ‘Dealish’ legislation -known for his ego and vanity -sent Congress a program to fix the nation’s problems; nicknamed the “Great Society”

3. LBJ’s Agenda -large tax reductions -Unconditional ‘War on Poverty’ Head Start: Jobs Corps VISTA: Volunteers in Service to America- Michael Harrington’s book The Other America exposed the shocking rates of poverty (over 20% for whites, 40% for blacks) in the ‘affluent’ nation

4. LBJ’s Agenda -Election of 1964 Johnson (DEM) Barry Goldwater (REP) Goldwater was too conservative- he was against integration LBJ won election in LANDSLIDE- got nickname “landslide Lyndon”

5. Great Society -’64 election gives Johnson a mandate -creating a higher SOL (Standard of Living) Over 60 programs passed!!! -Secondary Education Act: gave federal funds to public and private schools -Medicare: -Medicaid:

6. Great Society -HUD: Housing and Urban Development: -National Endowment for the Humanities: offers grants to artists and other scholars -Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): eliminate discrimination in hiring

7. Government Protection -Immigration Act 1965 -Department of Transportation: safety standards for all vehicles to protect consumers -environmental protection Rachel Carson: “Silent Spring” book about pollution and use of pesticides in our water led to act passed= Water Quality & Clean Air Act

8. Warren Court -Chief Justice Earl Warren led the Supreme Court on an activist stance: overturned many old laws -Brown v. Board, 1954 -Mapp v. Ohio, 1961: evidence -Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963: to free legal aid -Miranda v. Arizona, 1966: suspects must be read their rights

9. Impact of the Great Society -extension of federal power in the economy and in citizens’ lives -rate of poverty did decrease: number of people in poverty cut in HALF -growing budget deficit -conservative backlash: opposed to aiding the poor -conflict in Vietnam -”Guns or butter”

10. Great Society Posters • Using the instructions provided, create a Great Society Web Diagram/Flow Chart • After Placing the laws in their appropriate categories, you must define each law • Color and Creativity Expected!

11. Civil Rights SAQ • Briefly explain ONE factor that led to the rise of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. • Briefly explain ONE success of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. • Briefly explain ONE reason why the African-American Civil Rights Movement splintered in the late 1960’s.

12. Stormy 60’s Part 2 New Civil Rights and End of Movement

13. Document Readings • Highlight a key phrase from each document that shows the author’s POV on each of the three key issues • Write a thesis that compares MLK and Malcolm X’s ideas and approaches to the Civil Rights Movement

14. CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION -civil rights in question -Johnson pledges to support movement ***KEY PIECE OF LEGISLATION* -Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in all public places, banned job discrimination, and ended voter registration discrimination

15. CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION -Passage of the 24th Amendment 1964: outlawed Poll Tax -Freedom Summer, 1964 • Selma to Montgomery March led by MLK -Voting Rights Act of 1965: banned literacy tests, registering to vote occurred through federal officials

16. SLOW PROGRESS -by mid 60’s segregation was holding firm -de facto segregation -de jure segregation -radicals methods were being discussed

17. NEW TYPE OF MOVEMENT -Is non-violence working??? -Medgar Evers assassinated -Civil Rights leaders begin to question -Should self-defense be used??? -Should assimilation/integration be the goal??? -idea of racial pride and black nationalism develops

18. NATION OF ISLAM -Elijah Muhammad leader of Nation of Islam -Nation of Islam encourage black separatism (black nationalism) -teach self-respect and self-defense instead of peacefully “turning the other cheek”

19. MALCOLM X -new spokesman for Nation of Islam -advocated separation from whites and self-defense from racial prejudice and violence

20. BLACK POWER -Stokely Carmicheal preached new doctrine of black power for SNCC -Black Power control their own social, political, and economic lives -not supported by King’s followers

21. MALCOLM X KILLED -by 1964, he reversed to urge integration of society (became less radical) -Assassinated by his former group because he became less radical

22. Long Hot Summers -refers to the racial tensions that filled America during the summer of 1966 and beyond -Watts Riot: ghetto in LA erupted over police brutality 1965 ***shows shift in movement out of south to northern and western cities • riots centered on economic issues like unemployment -Riots in Detroit, LA, Newark, etc.

23. Black Panthers -1966 -Bobby Seale, Huey Newton (political party) “program for the people” taking control of communities full employment military exemption

24. KING’S ASSASSINATION -1968 Memphis, Tenn sanitation workers strike -James Earl Ray was charged with the killing -major riots in over 100 U.S. cities in response to his death

25. END OF THE MOVEMENT -1968, Robert F. Kennedy was leading Democratic candidate for President; was a supporter of civil rights -assassinated in California -major blow to continued civil rights efforts -Death of the best leaders -Nixon (Rep) wins 1968 election

26. Civil Rights Legacy -Kerner Commission Report (set up to investigate racial conditions in the US)= Said it was due to economic inequality and racial discrimination Effects of Movement: -end of de jure segregation (but NOT de facto) -greater racial pride -political power greatly increased

27. MSL Amendments • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 22nd • 24th • 26th • Womens Suffrage • Abolished Slavery • Prohibition • Two Term Limit • Poll Tax Illegal • Direct Election of Senators • Suffrage cannot be denied by race • 18 year old voting age • No state can deprive you of citizenship rights • Federal Income Tax