Lyndon Johnson

COMMENTARY

Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ’s Great Society, affirmative action

BY: - June 12, 2023

Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring — and most challenged. Johnson made it clear during a commencement address at Howard University on June 4, 1965, where he stood. In his speech, “To Fulfill These Rights,” Johnson argued that civil rights […]