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Lyndon Johnson: “Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color.”

On the recordAugust 5, 1965
Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in the Capitol Rotunda at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act

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