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Cnn: Johnson Tapes Offer Glimpse Into Civil Rights History

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Read about the 1964 tapes and transcripts that reveal information on the "Abduction and murder of three civil rights activists," a tragedy that led to the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This article discusses tensions concerning voting rights in the South and the investigation following the disappearance of civil rights activists, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Earl Chaney.

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voting rights, lyndon b. johnson
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andrew goodman, civil rights movement, disappearance of civil rights activists, j. edgar hoover, james earl chaney, james eastland, johnson tapes, johnson transcripts, michael schwerner, mississippi burning, mississippi summer project, muder of civil rights activists, segregation in public places
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