After Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson picked up where he left off, declaring in 1964 that he would make the US into a “Great Society,” eradicating poverty and racial injustice, which so often went hand in hand.

He introduced a range of programs to support disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities, as well as setting aside federal subsidies for urban redevelopment and community projects, which led to more affordable housing being built in formerly exclusive neighbourhoods.

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