To What Extent Did President Lyndon B Johnson Cause Of Civil Rights

During the period of 1945-1975, numerous American Presidents had contributed to further the cause of the civil rights for black Americans. However, I believe President Lyndon B. Johnson had done the most to further the cause of the civil rights for black Americans as he was a president which made a more beneficial change during the time; he was a president of action whereas many of the other presidents gave speeches which had a minimal effect. This is one of the many reasons why I agree that President Lyndon B. Johnson made the greatest impact to further the cause of the civil rights for black Americans. Many historians however, may argue and say President Dwight D. Eisenhower did the most to further the cause of the civil rights for black

Kennedy also helped get Martin Luther King released out of jail as he was arrested for protesting the treatment of black Americans in Alabama, This also shows he did take part to further the cause of the civil right as Martin Luther King was an important person for the black Americans as he was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights movement. However, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the president which stopped poverty of non-white Americans. Looking at source 28, a table which shows the percentage of people living in poverty in the USA in the years 1959-68 the year President Johnson became president, 1963 on this year 51.0% of non-whites had been living in poverty in the USA five years later after the 1964 Act signed by President Johnson, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the year 1968 the percentage of non-whites living in poverty in the USA dropped to 33.5%. This shows President Lyndon B. Johnson had the greatest impact on the civil rights movement as the percentage of non – whites living in poverty decreased dramatically at the time of President Lyndon B. Johnsons

Also he was a president of action and as you can see from the statistics and sources I have used, you can see President Lyndon B. Johnson had the greatest impact on the civil rights. Without Johnson’s contributions to further the civil rights for black Americans there still would be racism in jobs. This would mean that white Americans would be favoured for jobs whilst Black Americans had a very small chance of being offered a job due to their lack of knowledge. Because of the introduction of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act by Johnson, more black American people were being educated and therefore more likely to get jobs. This has had a phenomenal impact on today’s society where the first black president, Obama, was appointed. This shows the vast impact that has been made by Johnson. President Obama also