Lyndon Johnson actually said...

This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our States, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country.

Context

Radio and Television Remarks Upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill

07/01/1964

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