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Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill
July 2, 1964 (almost 60 years ago)President Lyndon Johnson speaks to the Nation about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which seeks to bring to reality the creed of a nation - 'that all men are created equal.'
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Robert Kennedy: Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King
April 4, 1968 (about 56 years ago)As he delivered the news about Martin Luther King's death, Robert Kennedy appealed to the crowd to strive for understanding in lieu of hatred, and unity instead of division.
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John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams Addresses the Supreme Court
December 10, 1997 (over 26 years ago)John Quincy Adams, played by Anthony Hopkins in the film Amistad, delivers a speech to defend an African named Cinque, from being condemned for insurrection of the high-seas. He defends the man with powerful words that stream from the wisdoms of the previous presidents who declared freedom and eq...
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Shirley Chisholm: Equal Rights For Women
May 21, 1969 (almost 55 years ago)Shirley Chisholm brings to light the equal rights amendment to give the woman the rights and protection she needs against inequality and discrimination.
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Rosa Parks: Speech at the Million Man March
October 16, 1995 (over 28 years ago)Rosa Parks changed the face of America by refusing to give up her seat in a bus one evening in 1955. Two scores later, she restates her commitment to the civil rights cause in a speech before social activists assembled in Washington, D.C.
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