It goes much deeper than that. Johnson, during his Presidency, wanted to change welfare rules that basically disqualified recipients if there was a male in the household. It was the beginning of the break-up of black families.
Johnson was the epitome of a racist and knew he could control black voters by making them dependent on government for their handouts.
“Johnson was the epitome of a racist and knew he could control black voters by making them dependent on government for their handouts.”
After passing of the Civil Rights Act he is reported to have said “I’ll have them niggers voting Democratic for the next two hundred years.”