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On the recordApril 9, 1968
This is a victory for every American because the only true path to progress for a free people is the one we will take when this legislation is made the law of the land.
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Eddie Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Broadcast Statement by the President Following the Passage of the Civil Rights Act.

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