An excerpt from the beginning of President Lyndon Johnson's speech in support of the Voting Rights Act. He gave the speech a week after the March on Selma, and LBJ makes reference to the Mar…
LBJ advocated passage of Voting Rights Act before joint session of Congress
The last ten minutes of Lyndon B. Johnson's address to a joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965. He argues for a voting rights bill and a broader set of programs to fight poverty.
"I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of Democracy. I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors, from every section of this country, t…
Video to go along with page 7 of Benchmark Close Reader
Pres Johnson - Voting Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson, "We Shall Overcome", 1965
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