Did try to do right by blacks.A nasty SOB,but here he was fair minded.

Where credit is due. When he signed the Civ Rights bill he said "We (the Democrats) have lost the south for a hundred years." He was right.

Johnson's commitment to legal equality for all races is very well known. Ironic that it took a Texan President who had a rather ambivalent position on race relations earlier in his career to pass the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. I would say that LBJ was the only politician at the time with the force of personality and the political connections to make it happen. JFK wouldn't have been able to do it without dividing the country. I took off two stars because he never truly espoused the civil rights cause. For all the high and mighty language he used to advance this cause, behind closed doors, his acutal motivations were revealed. White House staffers have been quoted as hearing Johnson telling 2 governors in his office that the reason why supports civil rights so much is because he'll have them nig***s voting Democratic for 200 years. We must keep in mind that Johnson was a hard boiled politician who wanted to maximize gains for his party. He was no starry eyed idealist by any stretch of the imagination on these matters.

Despite his obvious shortcomings as President, Lyndon B. Johnson unquestionably did more than any other U.S. president to advance the cause of equal rights for all American citizens. Unfortunately, his contributions to that effort are often ignored largely because of his lack of decisive leadership in other policy areas. There is no doubt, however, that LBJ was very decisive and forceful on Civil Rights, and it is probably the only redeeming aspect of his legacy.

the president who did more for civil rights than anyone other than lincoln. the life for a negro in many parts of america were not that much different in 1960 than they were in 1880. although i believe that we have gone too far with affirmitive action and quotas today, i believe that all citizens have basic rights and freedoms that must not be violated.

President Johnson did more for civil rights than any other president to date. Despite his unpopularity I commend him on this.

For a southern politician in the 1960s you have to admit that the man was ahead of his time. He knew not only that this cause was just.. but I think he also believed it in his heart.

Generally does not get enough credit for his efforts here. A bloody minded politician, he nonetheless saw the political and the human value of this issue.