Lbj Linked Latinos, Civil Rights In 'selma' Speech

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:53am

Fifty-years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing a federal Voting Rights Act that would "open the city of hope to all people of all races."...

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Topics: president lyndon b johnson congress selma alabama voting rights act

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