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They swung open for you and they swung open for me. that's why i'm standing here today. because of those efforts. because of that legacy. >> president obama also reminded us the civil rights act was just the first of a series of historic laws pushed through congress and signed into law in the lbj years. >> and he didn't stop there. even though his advisers again told him to wait, again told him let the dust settle, let the country absorb this momentous decision. he shook them off. the meat and the coconut, as president johnson would put it, was the voting rights act. so he fought for and passe...

And well funded efforts to undo these gains. and under those gains, that's what i want on spend the rest of my time talking about. just as inequality feeds on injustice, opportunity requires justice and justice requires the right to vote. johnson -- president johnson right after he signed the civil rights act into law told his adviser, some of whom were telling them just wait, you've done a big thing now, let's let the dust settle, don't stir folks up, he said i can't wait. we have to press forward and pass the voting rights act. johnson said about this, there can be and should be no argument....

Congress, pushed and supported by a movement of those willing to sacrifice everything for their own liberation, president johnson fought for and argued and horse traded and bullied and persuaded until ultimately he signed the civil rights act into law. and he didn't stop there. even though his advisers again told him to wait, again told him, let the dust settle. let the country absorb this momentous decision. he shook them off. the meat in the coconut as president johnson would put it,

Congress, pushed and supported by a movement of those willing to sacrifice everything for their own liberation president johnson fought for and argued and horse traded and bully ied d persuaded until ultimately he signed the civil rights act into law. and he didn't stop there. even though his advisors again told him to wait, again told him, let the dust settle. let the country absorb this momentous decision. he shook them off. the meat in the coconut, as president johnson would put it, was the voting rights act.

Congress, pushed and supported by a movement of those willing to sacrifice everything for their own liberation, president johnson fought for, and argued and horse traded, and bullied, and persuaded until ultimately he signed the civil right's act into law. and he didn't stop there. and even though his advisors again told him to wait, again told him, let the dust settle, let the country absorb this momentous decision, he shook them off. the meat and the coconut as president johnson would put it, was the voting rights act.