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7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of African Americans to vote?

7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of African Americans to vote?

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Name Class Activity 11, The Civil Rights Movement, continued Document 7 Date I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of Democracy. I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors, from every section of this country, to join me in that cause. At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama. There, long suffering men and women peace- fully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. Many of them were brutally assaulted. One good man-a man of God-was killed.... Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most difficult. But about this there can and should be no argument: every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have to insure that right. Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes.... We have all sworn an oath before God to support and to defend that Constitution. We must now act in obedience to that oath. Wednesday, I will send to Congress a law designed to eliminate illegal barriers to the right to vote.... But even if we pass this bill the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because it's not just Negroes, but really it's all of us, who must over- come the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome. -President Lyndon B. Johnson, announcing his proposal for a voting rights act (March 15, 1965) 7a. What was the significance of President Johnson's use of the phrase "we shall over- come" in his address? overcome 7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of African Americans to vote? Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. American History 97 Document-Based Activities
Transcribed Image Text:Name Class Activity 11, The Civil Rights Movement, continued Document 7 Date I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of Democracy. I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors, from every section of this country, to join me in that cause. At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama. There, long suffering men and women peace- fully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. Many of them were brutally assaulted. One good man-a man of God-was killed.... Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most difficult. But about this there can and should be no argument: every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have to insure that right. Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes.... We have all sworn an oath before God to support and to defend that Constitution. We must now act in obedience to that oath. Wednesday, I will send to Congress a law designed to eliminate illegal barriers to the right to vote.... But even if we pass this bill the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because it's not just Negroes, but really it's all of us, who must over- come the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome. -President Lyndon B. Johnson, announcing his proposal for a voting rights act (March 15, 1965) 7a. What was the significance of President Johnson's use of the phrase "we shall over- come" in his address? overcome 7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of African Americans to vote? Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. American History 97 Document-Based Activities
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