Answer to Question 7a NameClassActivity 11, The Civil Rights Movement, continuedDocument 7DateI speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of Democracy. I urgeevery member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors,from every section of this country, to join me in that cause.At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shapea turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was atLexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it waslast week in Selma, Alabama. There, long suffering men and women peace-fully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. Many of them werebrutally assaulted. One good man-a man of God-was killed....Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most difficult.But about this there can and should be no argument: every American citizenmust have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse thedenial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us thanthe duty we have to insure that right. Yet the harsh fact is that in manyplaces in this country men and women are kept from voting simply becausethey are Negroes....We have all sworn an oath before God to support and to defend thatConstitution. We must now act in obedience to that oath. Wednesday, I willsend to Congress a law designed to eliminate illegal barriers to the right tovote....But even if we pass this bill the battle will not be over. What happenedin Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every sectionand state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure forthemselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our causetoo. Because it's not just Negroes, but really it's all of us, who must over-come the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice.And we shall overcome.-President Lyndon B. Johnson, announcing his proposalfor a voting rights act (March 15, 1965)7a. What was the significance of President Johnson's use of the phrase "we shall over-come" in his address?overcome7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of AfricanAmericans to vote?Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.American History97Document-Based Activities

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Answer to Question 7a NameClassActivity 11, The Civil Rights Movement, continuedDocument 7DateI speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of Democracy. I urgeevery member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors,from every section of this country, to join me in that cause.At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shapea turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was atLexington and Concord. So it was a century ago at Appomattox. So it waslast week in Selma, Alabama. There, long suffering men and women peace-fully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. Many of them werebrutally assaulted. One good man-a man of God-was killed....Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most difficult.But about this there can and should be no argument: every American citizenmust have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse thedenial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us thanthe duty we have to insure that right. Yet the harsh fact is that in manyplaces in this country men and women are kept from voting simply becausethey are Negroes....We have all sworn an oath before God to support and to defend thatConstitution. We must now act in obedience to that oath. Wednesday, I willsend to Congress a law designed to eliminate illegal barriers to the right tovote....But even if we pass this bill the battle will not be over. What happenedin Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every sectionand state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure forthemselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our causetoo. Because it's not just Negroes, but really it's all of us, who must over-come the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice.And we shall overcome.-President Lyndon B. Johnson, announcing his proposalfor a voting rights act (March 15, 1965)7a. What was the significance of President Johnson's use of the phrase &#34;we shall over-come&#34; in his address?overcome7b. According to Johnson, why must government officials support the right of AfricanAmericans to vote?Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.American History97Document-Based Activities

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President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered an iconic speech on March 15, 1965, in response to violent…

7a. What was the significance of President Johnson's use of the phrase "we shall over- come" in his address? Overcome ight of African