The great society was a set of programs that President Lyndon Johnson launched. The goal of the program to eradicate poverty and racial injustice. It was different than other programs because it would have an acceleration of governmental efforts to provide wellness to citizens by equalizing opportunity for minorities, eliminate social and economic inequality and deprivation.
The program had a large impact. It increased Social Security benefits, aided the elderly poor, instituted health care supports such as Medicare and Medicaid, it assisted African Americans to increase their incomes, and the percentage of families that lived in poverty declined.