20 Aug 8/20/64 – President Johnson Signs the Equal Opportunity Act Into Law
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“On this day in history, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act, U.S. Public Law 88-452 (78 STAT 508). The bill approved $1 billion for social programs to combat poverty.
In his Annual Message to Congress in January of that year, the President had declared a War on Poverty, stating: “Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope–some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many because of both. Our task is to help replace their despair with opportunity.”
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