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President LBJ Wrestled With Social Justice, War, and Unrest. His Legacy Is Still Relevant
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Johnson in the Oval Office, shortly before addressing the nation on Nov. 28, 1963, five...
When a liberal president goes to war: Lessons of the LBJ era are relevant today
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLyndon B Johnson and Joe Biden Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids...
Celebrating July 2, America's other Independence Day
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act, ending our nation's apartheid. Mark Updegrove, president & CEO of the LBJ...
LBJ's daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLuci Baines Johnson was a somewhat impatient 18-year-old on Aug. 6, 1965, when she happened to be on...
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Revisited 'History is ... relevant again': LBJ scholar says passage of...
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 3—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Daniel Perkins recalls growing up in a Greater Johnstown of the 1950s and 1960s that felt safe and friendly to him, but also divided, with areas he knew to avoid because ...
It’s not too late for Joe Biden or Donald Trump to drop out. But it’s nearly impossible thanks to...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON — Some voters probably still hope Joe Biden or Donald Trump - or both - will do what...
Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part...
How State Right-to-Work Laws Screw the Working Class
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLast March, when Michigan became the first state in 58 years to repeal a right-to-work law, it was yet another sign that public support for labor unions...
James W. Pfister: Had John F. Kennedy lived: A speculation
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNews of the release of materials on the John F. Kennedy assassination sparked memories of the event...
The Cost of Overcorrecting on Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIf you don’t like the legacy of an American president, just wait awhile and it will likely change....