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| Creator: | Okamoto, Yoichi R. (Yoichi Robert), 1915- |
| Title: | President Lyndon Johnson delivers remarks at the signing ceremony for the Voting Rights Act in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC, with a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the background |
| Date: | 1965 Aug. 6 |
| Description: | This is a photograph of President Johnson making remarks on the occasion of signing the Voting Rights Act in the Capitol Rotunda with a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the background. 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: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Statues | African Americans--Civil rights | Civil rights--United States | Speeches, addresses, etc. | Capitol Rotunda (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.) | Presidents--United 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: | Control Number: A1029-7A, Collection: White House Photo Office Collection, Series: Johnson White House Photographs, 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=692 |
