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On the recordMarch 11, 1968
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.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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

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