Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Prompt action by the House on this bill will be a signal to minority group Americans, that the path to peaceful progress is open and available to all who choose to walk it.

Context

Letter to the Speaker of the House Urging Prompt Action on the Civil Rights Bill.

03/11/1968

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