Segregation, Jim crow, and racism. But the main answer is segregation.
President Johnson was speaking to how black citizens are equal to everyone else and should have the same rights as everyone else. He wanted them to have the right to vote and to have a voice. They were not the ones causing trouble. They just wanted to be treated fairly. It was the people and the old outdated laws they followed that caused the inequality issues.
It was the failed Bay of Pigs invasion conflict with Russia over missiles in Cuba active U.S. involvement in Vietnam
