They think they can draw us out of power. They do not know the sleeping giant that they just awakened because it is not a coincidence. And our whole country must understand that It was not until voting rights were ratified in this country that we got the Great Society. Because when black Americans have the right to vote and that vote is protected, our schools get funded. When voting rights are protected, health care gets expanded. (04:20–04:27)
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Asserts that the ratification of voting rights led to the implementation of the Great Society programs.
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