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After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson found it upon himself to prove to the people that he was going to be a reputable president. In order to do this, he proceeded to finish JFK’s work and passed two very important pieces of legislation. Starting with the Civil Rights Bill as well as The Civil Rights Act, which banned discrimination on race and gender in jobs and seized segregation in all public facilities. LBJ implemented his agenda after this, pushing a war on poverty which at this time almost one-quarter of all American families were living under-according to Thematic Window: The great Society- he also wanted to end inequality, improve education, revive cities, and protect the environment. His agenda became
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