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outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses.
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In August 1964, Congress enacted the EOA, approving nearly $1 billion for youth progreams, antipoverty measures, small business loans, and job training. The EOA created the Jobs Corps Youth Training Program, VISTA, Project Head Start, and Community Action Programs.
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It opened the door for non-Eueropean immigrants to settle in thr US by ending quotas based on nationality.
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ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration. Prohibited racial discrimination.
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directed money to schools for textbooks, library matierals, and spceial education. It was passed by " War on Poverty"
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established Medicare and Medicade programs. It was the first public health insurance program.
