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History Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress PrimaryHistory Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress Primary
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9th - 10th
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History Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress

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Read President Lyndon B. Johnson's speech before the the Congress in support of the Voting Rights Act. Feel the passion in his address and his desire to further racial equality.

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civil rights, voting rights, lyndon b. johnson

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civil rights movement, voting rights legislation, president lyndon b. johnson, struggle for voting rights, voting rights act of 1965

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