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Declaring War on Poverty (Replay)
HISTORY This Week
The War on Poverty and Community Action
The war on poverty begins to fall apart politically. On johnson's right, both republicans and conservative southern democrats criticize the programme for its cost,. And from the left, bobby kennedy emerges as a fierce political adversary. By 19 68, things have gotten so bad for l b j that he chooses not to run for re election. He felt that he wasn't effective any more at passing key legislation. As of 20 19, the poverty rate in the us was around half what it was before the war on poverty began.
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