Great Society

The Great Society wasseriesdomestic initiatives announced1964 by President Lyndon Johnson at Ann Arbor, Michigan. A main focusthese social reforms"endpovertyracial injustice" wasVoting Rights Act1965. The efforts also helped establishDepartmentHousingUrban Development.

Other programs included:

• VISTA
• Job Corps
• Upward Bound
• Neighborhood Youth Corps
• Head Start
• an unconditional war on poverty

The Great Society was never fully funded because ofVietnam War, which drained available resources. It was partially overturned by President Ronald Reagan's first budget.

External links

• Great Society speech
• OutlineAmerican History - Lyndon JohnsonGreat Society