I hope I would have survived it as he did. I hope I wouldn't have had to go through the beating he did. But when we talk about the right to vote and The Voting Rights Act was created here in Washington the next year by Lyndon Baines Johnson as president. because he said once and for all, we've got to put an end to this. We've got to say that every American, regardless of race, creed or color, has an opportunity to vote. (04:51–05:04)
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Asserts that the Voting Rights Act was created in Washington by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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