Lyndon+B.+Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson
 * Name of individual (1 pt)**

​**He was born August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. He died January 22, 1973 in his birthplace.
 * When/where they lived (2 pts)

Lyndon was the firstborn of Sam Johnson Jr. and Rebecca Johnson. He was born in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River. In 1960 Kennedy and Johnson beat Nixon and Lodge in one of the closest elections of U.S. history. In 1963 Lyndon became the 36th U.S. president.
 * Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts)**

to impact the Civil Rights Movement Lyndon signed the Civil Rights Act 1964(desegregating schools). He also signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.This allowed blacks to be able to register and vote. Another impact Lyndon had on the Civil Rights Movement was when he helped Eisenhower pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1968. Enforcing these laws helped prohibited discrimination against a person because of their skin color or religion.
 * What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts) **

Lyndon B. Johnson was about a 6. He had a positive effect on the Civil Rights movement. He also supported what the blacks wanted. He helped pass laws that blacks wanted too. He wasn't that important though. Lyndon didn't lead the marches or anything. He was simply just a supporter. Civil Right laws played a big part in this because it helped make America a truly free country and made us a better nation. Since Johnson was a president, him fighting racism made more people realize that it was wrong and everyone is equal.
 * On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts) **


 * Three Images (3 pts)

Sources (2 pts)**

[|**http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/biographys.hom/lbj_bio.asp**]

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