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. we must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. its purpose is not to punish. its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions. divisions which have lasted all too long. its purpose is national, not regional. >> that was lyndon johnson, preparing to sign the civil rights act of 1964. in this part of the speech, we hear the president anticipating criticism of the law from white americans as opposed to integration, stating that its purpose is not to divide, but as we've been discussing, the end of legalized segregation did not necessarily result in the...
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