Overview
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1qk56RIhgk
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySdHaxHSjTQhis video chronicles one of the most important and critical periods in our Country’s history, during 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson fought and implemented the first comprehensive Civil Rights Bill. Arguably, second only to President Lincoln’s freedom of black Americans from slavery.
Beginning a year earlier under President John F. Kennedy, this Bill enabled and allowed All American’s the same civil and unalienable rights as citizens of the United States and as written in the Declaration of Independence.
Electoral and Voting Rights – granted to all Americans, including black Americans and those newly freed from slavery, in 1870 - in theory, was “assumed” to be part of this Legislation – but not explicitly, which set the stage for another battle for Voting Rights Acts,within the next year.
For this Assignment, Watch the video on JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness, and prepare a PowerPoint presentation, 10 slides maximum, of the history and story behind the formulation of the Civil Rights bill of 1964, and the distinct Leadership characteristics of President Johnson, President John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and others that played a prominent role in the passage of the Civil Rights Bill and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Use pictures, images or videos. Vice President Johnson’s Gettysburg speech in 1963 (Memorial Day in 1963 when Johnson was VP to President Kennedy), President Kennedy’s (60) and Johnson’s (65) Inaugural addresses, Johnson’s speech to Congress, excerpts from the Civil Rights Bill and The Voting Rights Act, the events in Birmingham & Selma, Alabama, Martin Luther King, along with other significantpieces of history within your PowerPoint.Know and explain “the Great Society” and the concept of “Remaking America”. You may use specific quotes, but Be Sure to cite properly and either indent if the Quote is lengthy or “- “marks.
How do the elements and traits of Leadership – effectuate Public Policy? How do the Morals and Values of a person impact on policy – change the direction of a whole nation and establish social equity at the highest level of our civilization?
Discuss these questions when preparing your analysis (PowerPoint). Be thoughtful – meaning a deep understanding of these events - and the historical significance of each. Be creative and comprehensive. Original in your summary and assessment of these powerful Bill’s and the events that propelled America to a new and greater nation.