The Great Society at 50: This is the first of four stories examining the legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious social agenda, known as the "Great Society". Part 2: The legacy — and ...

The day after he was beaten unconscious while trying to help a man lying on a Langford sidewalk, the 85-year-old was back on ...

Many of our current domestic disasters stem from a slate of legislation passed six decades ago: President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which resulted in a disastrous centralization of power ...

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson laid out a goal of making college more affordable to more Americans. It was part of his Great Society plan, and he signed legislation that set up low-interest ...

An archived copy of the Michigan Daily newspaper from 1964, documenting President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” speech. Screengrab taken from Michigan Daily Digital Archives October 1, 2024.

Johnson’s solution was an ambitious domestic plan: The Great Society, which paralleled the New Deal in generating innovative solutions and opportunities for marginalized Americans.

President Lyndon Johnson speaking about the Great Society on the College Green of Ohio University in 1964. (Photo Provided) Sixty years ago, the first programs of President Lyndon Johnson’s ...

It will not mean much to most people, certainly not to the younger generations, but this coming May 22 will mark 61 years since the inception of The Great Society. On May 22, 1964, President ...

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.