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POLITICAL EVENT: Inauguration of President Kennedy: January 20, 1961
Pic of KennedyPresident Kennedy urges American citizens to participate in public service by his speech “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” (John F. Kennedy Library and Museum) Many of the programs that President Lyndon Johnson would sign into law were already works in progress under President Kennedy.
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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY PROPOSED MANY OF THE PROGRAMS PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON LATER ENACTED. THE FREEDOM RIDE OF 1961 PROMTED GENERAL ROBERT KENNEDY TO PETITION TO OUTLAW SEGREGATION IN INTERSTATE TRAVEL -
SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENT: FREEDOM RIDE OF 1961
A group of interracial people led by the Congress of Racial Equality, CORE attempted to challenge the Jim Crow segregation in the South by “freedom rides” through the region.
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ECONOMIC EVENT: PUBLIC LAW 87-543 PUBLIC WELFARE AMENDMENTS
The social work profession involvement in policy demonstrated their success in making rehabilitation services central to welfare policy. (Stern, M., & Axinn, J., 2012, p. 238) The amendments brought change for all categories of public assistance, but especially to Title IV, Aid to Dependent Children. (Stern, M., & Axinn, J., 2012, p. 238) pic:cb100.acf.hhs.gov -
POLITICAL EVENT: THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
President Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22, 1963. Ten minutes after President Kennedy was shot, CBS broadcast the first nationwide TV news bulletin on the shooting. All three television networks - CBS, NBC, and ABC, interrupted their regular programming to cover the assassination for four straight days. “The JFK assassination was the longest uninterrupted news event on television until the coverage of the September 11 attacks in 2001”. (Escobedo, T, 2014). -
SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENT: THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1984
Civil rights Act of 1964: July 2, 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. It “prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal” (Our Documents.gov.).
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SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENT: VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
August 6, 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law on August 6, 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson. It empowered the federal government to oversee voter registration and elections. It banned discriminatory literacy tests and expanded voting rights for non-English speaking Americans. By 1970, 70% of eligible voters were registered. (Donaldson, L. 2016) -
THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964: August 20, 1964
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 20, 1964. It was enacted “To mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States” (Stern, M., & Axinn, J., 2012, p. 256) -
ECONOMIC EVENT: THE VIETNAM WAR
The Vietnam War effected U.S. economy. The war effort strained the nation's production capacities, leading to imbalances in the industrial sector. Domestic social spending combined with military expenditures, created budget deficits which fueled inflation. The Vietnam War was a factor in bringing down the American economy from growth of the early 1960s to the economic crises of the 1970s. (History Central.com)
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