Lyndon Johnson: “So, let me now say to every Negro in this country: You must register.…”

On the recordAugust 5, 1965

So, let me now say to every Negro in this country: You must register. You must vote.

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Democratic · Texas

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

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Lyndon Johnson: “So, let me now say to every Negro in this country: You must register. You must vote.”