Quote by President Lyndon B. Johnson "“Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.”

President Johnson's Special Message to the Congress on

March 15, 1965:

The American Promise

Johnson surprised the nation near the close of his speech when he invoked the famous civil rights anthem and declared, "We shall overcome." He was greeted by stunned silence, followed by thunderous applause and tears. Voting rights is an issue that continues to be relevant today.

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