b) Combating poverty and racial injustice

The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, aimed at combating poverty and racial injustice. This legislation created various programs to provide job training, adult education, and loans to small businesses to help impoverished Americans. The act played a significant role in LBJ’s Great Society agenda, which sought to address socio-economic challenges and inequalities in the United States. It marked a significant shift in the federal government’s role in social welfare and economic support.