McAPUSH: Stephanie Everett - LBJ on Civil Rights

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Stephanie Everett - LBJ on Civil Rights

I immediatly noticed that he uses specific words to set a tone in his speech. He compares equal rights of blacks to war in America, and that if they do not get equal rights then America would fail as a nation. He says "There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem". I think this should be applied today, but not just for rights, but for the Republicans and the Democrats. He seems to be very genuine about wanting equal rights for all in a time when blacks were thought lowly of. After listening to just one speech by him I have found myself having a deep respect for him. He is very passionate about this issue, and after everything he says the crowd responds positively. I believe that they felt the same way about this issue that he did. I want to learn more about this president.