But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and State of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because it is not just Negroes, but really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.


The American Promise (1965)

Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes

But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section...

But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section...

But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section...

But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section...