Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
- Johnson convinces congress to pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill
- It allowed the gov’t to cut off funding to any program that practiced discrimination
- Created VISTA to battle poverty
- The Voting Rights Act: Outlawed the literacy tests needed in order to register to vote
Summary: Lyndon Johnson convinces congress to pass Kennedy's civil right's bill, and this allowed the government to cut off funding to any program that practiced discrimination. He created the VISTA to battle poverty, and the Voting Rights Act: Outlawed the literacy tests needed in order to register to vote.
Question: Why did Johnson outlaw the literacy tests needed in order to register to vote?