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>> that was one of the highest moments. we call that speech the we shall overcome speech. he delivered that eight days after bloody sunday march 15th 1965. i remember it very well. i cried. dr. king cried. he remembered the president of the united states saying we shall overcome and he said we will make it from selma to montgomery and the voting acts right will be passed. >> you had a southern president, lyndon johnson and it only took him eight days after bloody sunday to go to congress to a joint session with legislation. you get the feeling that he is dragging his feet in the film. but the ...
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