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This Day in Legal History: Economic Opportunity Act
On August 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act into law, marking a major legal milestone in the federal government’s efforts to address systemic poverty. The Act authorized $1 billion to fund a wide range of social programs aimed at improving education, employment, and economic security for low-income Americans. It was the legislative backbone of Johnson’s "War on Poverty" and a cornerstone of his broader Great Society agenda.
The law created the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to oversee a suite of…
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