President Trump has embarked on a systematic effort to unravel Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights legacy, rolling back protections that have shaped American life for nearly six decades.
Why it matters:
Backlash to the racial justice movement of 2020 has overshadowed a more fundamental, long-standing conservative goal:
Turning back the clock on the sweeping societal changes of 1965.
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