Lyndon B. Johnson's Fight Against Civil Rights

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Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, 37th Vice President of the United States, a United States Representative, and a Majority Leader of the United States Senate. He is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions. He led America during the Vietnam War. These are only a couple accomplishments of his during his life. Johnson supported civil rights for everyone. He dealt with the different opinions on the Vietnam War. He was a president who changed America. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas on August 27, 1908. He graduated from Southwest State Teachers College (now called Texas State University-San Marcos). Before politics, he was a high school teacher at a Mexican American

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