The answers of the three threads

thread1#

Historian Robert Dallek calls the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a “huge political gamble” for Lyndon Johnson. What does Dallek mean? What might Johnson and the Democrats have lost by passing the bill? What might they have gained?

Thread2#

In what ways do you think 1964 changed American politics?

Thread3#

In what ways have we progressed from 1964? What are some of the issues we are still dealing with today?