Johnson Dbq

Johnson once said “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time”. Johnson was a president who had his own priorities and the priorities of others in his mind at all times. The war for civil rights was at its peak and before the election Johnson was noticeably against civil rights until one day he changed his mind. What forced Johnson to change his mind about civil rights, and why did he sign the civil rights act of 1964? Did Johnson have any personal motives for signing it, or did he do it for the people? Throughout his life, johnson did things because he saw it as the good thing to do. At twenty, johnson took up a job of teaching in a segregated Mexican-American school in Cotulla, Texas. He was always full
As a senator, he weakened such bills that he now supports causing people to question his sincerity to the cause. The election was very important to him and he watched the polls very carefully. Many people supported civil rights and he only needed a few more states to win. After his election, he won the presidency and he got the problem of civil rights solved. In a survey, 57% of people approved of how he handled the problem. Many can guess why Johnson signed the bill, but in the end only he will ever know his motives, either political or principle.
Though we might never know his motives, we can get close, and that is all we can really ever do. Johnson was a good person and a great politician that valued others and wanted to be president. Johnson had a lot to lose and a lot to gain from signing the act, but in the end the good overpowered the bad. He would win the hearts of some and the hatred of others, but none of the hate would overpower the gratefulness of those who just wanted to be equal to those that are seemingly more superior. He has changed the world and nobody knows where we would be if he didn't make the sacrifices that he