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1. www.loc.gov › exhibits › civil-rights-actThe Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom

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   O. J. Rapp. President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) speaks to the nation before signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, July 2, 1964. Facsimile. Courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, Texas (267.01.00)

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   Feb 19, 2024 · A reflection on the life of freedom fighter and civic leader Dr. Josie Johnson, who fought for fair housing, education, and civil rights. Hear in her own words how her experiences turned her to ...

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   A reflection on the life of freedom fighter and civic leader Dr. Josie Johnson, who fought for fair housing, education, and civil rights. Hear in her own words how her experiences turned her to activism, what action looks like, and how the next generation is taking up the mantle. The struggle for justice and equality

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   What did President Johnson say about the Civil Rights Act?

   • The Civil Rights Act, he said, provides that “those who are equal before God shall now all be equal” in all aspects of American life. As President Johnson said, this was a long journey to freedom. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration

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   Why did Lyndon Johnson add a small word?

   • The addition of this small word expressed the hard-fought, step-by-step efforts of countless Americans over the course of a century, in the slow progression towards realizing civil rights. Teleprompter feed for Lyndon Johnson’s speech at the signing ceremony of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, July 2, 1964.

   The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom

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   Did Lyndon Johnson pass a civil rights bill?

   • Courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, Texas (267.01.00) President Lyndon Johnson made the passage of slain President Kennedy’s civil rights bill his top priority during the first year of his administration.

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   What did President Johnson say about integration?

   • In the speech he accused the Johnson administration of fomenting “violence, destruction, and disobedience,” an allusion to civil rights protests. He also said that integration was “a problem of the heart and of the mind . . . You cannot pass a law that will make me like you—or you like me.”

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6. www.loc.gov › johnson-signing-remarksThe Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom

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   Lyndon Baines Johnson: My fellow Americans, I am about to sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I want to take this occasion to talk to you about what that law means to every American. 188 years ago this week a small band of valiant men, began a long struggle for freedom.

7. archive.org › details › struggleforfreed0000carsThe struggle for freedom : a history of African Americans

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8. historyplace.com › speeches › johnsonThe History Place - Great Speeches Collection: Lyndon B ...

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   In this eloquent speech to the full Congress, President Lyndon B. Johnson used the phrase "we shall overcome," borrowed from African American leaders struggling for equal rights. The speech was made on Monday, March 15, 1965, a week after deadly racial violence had erupted in Selma, Alabama, as African Americans were attacked by police while ...

9. www.pearsonhighered.com › assets › prefaceTHE STRUGGLE - Pearson

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   of Freedom 91 6 After the Revolution: Constructing Free Life and Combating Slavery, 1787–1816 113 7 African Americans in the Antebellum Era, 1816–1832 137 8 African Americans in the Reform Era, 1831–1850 161 9 A Prelude to War: The 1850s 187 10 Civil War and the Promises of Freedom: The Turbulent 1860s 209