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Were very different back then. smith was a democrat and caro says smith's southern democrats were conservative and racist and powerful. >> the southerners controlled congress, and there was -- the civil rights was boiling up on the streets of the south, there were so many heroes there. 1964 is the summer when cheney and goodman and schwerner were killed. it's the summer where all the fire hoses were being turned on the little children. they're rolling that little girl down the street. it was horrible. but the civil rights bill was a movement. the civil rights democrats didn't care what the nat...

Going to be talking to you again. >> yes, sir. >> okay. thank you, sir. >> hallack is satisfied and "the new york times" reports the next day all during this republican caucus members are walking out to take calls from leaders ab the republicans start to sign the discharge petition and the civil rights bill starts to get movement. >> once passed the house, it was in the senate. there was arguably a bigger hurdle there. seven years earlier strom thur mond had filibustered on civil rights for 24:18. still the longest for the longest filibuster in history. >> the senate, the central drama it seem...