The iraq "war" alone, because of the civil rights act my dad was allowed to test for a position at DuPont. He made the highest grade and got a good job. I remember my parents excitedly telling me that i was going to college when I was a little girl. Fast forward 38 yrs, I now have 2 college degrees, my husband has one, my sister has one. My nephew has started college, my oldest son is being recruited by ivy league schools, my baby boy is going to college. This was all made possible by the civil rights act of 1965. If lbj was a racist, he put his personal beliefs aside for the greater good.