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LBJ's Great Society: Eradicating Poverty and Injustice

Learn about President Lyndon B. Johnson's transformative Great Society agenda aiming to end poverty and racial injustice, with a vision of higher living standards, equal opportunities, and a richer quality of life. In just four years, he successfully implemented 206 measures, including the establishment of HUD - the Department of Housing and Urban Development that oversees federal programs for housing, urban renewal, and metropolitan planning.

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LBJ's Great Society: Eradicating Poverty and Injustice

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  1. The Great Society President Lyndon B. Johnson

  2. Overview • Demanded an end to poverty and racial injustice • Vision: higher standard of living, equal opportunities, richer quality of life • 206 measures passed in 4 years

  3. HUD • Department of Housing and Urban Development • Department of the U.S. federal government that institutes/administers all federal programs dealing with better • Housing • Urban renewal • Metropolitan planning

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