Michelle started off our discussion this week, the topic was Lyndon B. Johnson’s we shall overcome speech. She makes note of one of the most famous lines in the speech “There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem". Michelle states that Johnson put his career and presidency on the line for what many in the Unites States considered “second class citizens.” Michelle included three powerful links the first of which linking to the biography of Johnson published by the National archives and records administration. Her second link brings you to a youtube video of Johnsons’ speech on voting rights. Michelle’s third link was to an example of the literacy tests that African American’s were forced to take before they were allowed to vote.
Ben posted next and talked about the hardships that African American’s endured during that time. Ben said that he believes that the problems in the US lie within the person and that every American has the right to do what they please but that doesn’t make it morally right to hate on races of people. He said that he hopes there would come a time when American people would no longer have to worry about this problem. Ben also posted an interesting link, his link brought you to the White House website on Johnson’s page.
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