The Poverty Bill passed on August 20, 1964 and used a three part point of attack. First, programs such as Head Start and Upward Bound utilized education. Second, income maintenance was provided under such programs as the School Breakfast Program and the Minimum Wage Bill of 1966. Job creation was the third form of attack spurring the establishment of the Job Corps in 1964 and College Work Study Program. The Bill passed just weeks after the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and preceded the Voting Rights Act of 1965, all of which worked toward Johnson's goal of a Great Society, which “rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.” |
