The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic ...

Last month, the U.S. celebrated the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the ... Civil Rights Movement in achieving this bill, Johnson closed his speech with its slogan: “We shall ...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 10 (Reuters) - Barack Obama on Thursday praised the civil rights legacy of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, saying his 1960s pursuit of equality helped clear the way for an ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected ...