Civil Rights Anniversary, 1965
Description
"This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us," says President Johnson, "to go to work in our communities and our states, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country." This documentary, filmed in 1965, looks back on the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and asks What has and has not been done during this year that held such great promise?
Runtime
28 min
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Date of Publication
[2012], c2008
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