Lyndon Johnson said "They came in darkness and they came in chains." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 5, 1965

They came in darkness and they came in chains.

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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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