What is about to be linked is a copy of Lyndon B Johnson's famous "We Shall Overcome" speech. This was given live on TV and it changed the course of the Civil Rights Movement because in essence, LBJ had given the movement his endorsement. The speech he gave is very honest and down to earth. You almost want to stop everything you're doing and just listen to what he has to say because his words and tone are reminiscent to when, say, a grandfather inspires you. A nice little tidbit is that he uses religion in this speech as well to appeal to as many listeners as possible: "He really favors the undertaking the we begin here tonight".
Here is the link (with audio of the speech and full text as well):
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Keep up the good work - this is interesting stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to listen to the link now. Thanks MC!
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