In 1963, President Johnson became the 36th president of the United States of America. His attempts to fortify the nation were undermined as Johnson entered a period filled with deep-rooted prejudice, widespread poverty, and transgression of the law due to de facto segregation. However, revolutionary changes were made which significantly influenced the Civil Rights Movement during his presidency. These included the legislation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the regulation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the hopes of the “Great Society”.
