… Voting Rights act or the Civil Rights act was first and foremost the courage and tenacity of generations of freedom fighters and the civil rights movement and Dr. King. But It was in the end also Lyndon Johnson, as flawed and tragic a figure as he was in a lot of ways. His capacity to overcome the constraints of his background and his politics as a Dixiecrat and then say, you know what? At this moment in history, I'm going to help make this happen, that was important, too. And figures who aren't famous in the Justice Department who made sure that the federal government weighed in on the side of equality and freedom. (04:44–05:16)
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Asserts that Lyndon Johnson played a crucial role in the success of the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act despite his background.
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