Funded urban redevelopment and public housing expansion.

Supreme Court decision holding that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

A federal court ruled that racial segregation on public buses in Alabama was unconstitutional.

Launched the modern interstate highway system and accelerated massive federally backed road construction through cities and metropolitan regions across the United States.

Created the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, with limited voting-rights enforcement provisions.

Strengthened federal inspection of voter registration records and penalties for obstructing court orders involving school desegregation.

Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.

Banned discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and federally funded programs.

Made the federal Food Stamp Program permanent, using nutrition assistance as a nationwide anti-poverty tool for households with low income.

Expanded federal funding for colleges and financial aid programs.

Created Medicare and Medicaid while expanding older-age and public assistance programs, making federal health coverage a permanent pillar of the welfare state.

Prohibited racial discrimination in voting and targeted discriminatory barriers like literacy tests.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Extended education, training, loan, and readjustment benefits to a new generation of veterans, including many who served during the Vietnam era.

The Supreme Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional.

Prohibited housing discrimination based on race and other protected categories.

The Supreme Court held that Congress could prohibit private racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982 and the Thirteenth Amendment.

The Supreme Court ordered Southern school districts to end delays and transition immediately from dual school systems to unitary systems.

Expanded the scope of the Voting Rights Act to cover more types of voting changes.

Established federal standards for relocation payments and assistance for people displaced by federal and federally assisted projects, including displaced homeowners, tenants, businesses, and farms.