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| Creator: | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 |
| Title: | Remarks in the Capitol Rotunda at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965 |
| Date: | 1965 Aug. 6 |
| Description: | This is the text of the remarks made by President Johnson at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on August 6, 1965. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Speeches |
| Subjects: | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 | McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 | African Americans--Civil rights | Civil rights--United States | Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965 | Speeches, addresses, etc. | Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States | Suffrage--United States | African Americans--Suffrage--Southern States | Washington (D.C.) |
| Collection: | Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century |
| Institution: | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
| Contributors: | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. | Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. |
| Online Publisher: | Austin, TX: Learning Technology Center. The University of Texas at Austin; | Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration | 2008 |
| Original Material: | Public Papers of the Presidents, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965, Vol. II, Entry No. 409, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. |
| Rights and Usage: | Unrestricted |
| Related Materials: | Requires Adobe Flash Player. Forms part of: Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=636 |
