LBJ tied Latinos, civil rights in “Selma” speech 60 years ago
In what some historians consider one of the best political speeches of the 20th century, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 60 years ago this month, evoked memories of his former Mexican American students in Texas while urging Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The big picture: As the nation marks the 60th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery…
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