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Texas Matters: 1964, Civil Rights and the Lady Bird Special
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:28:59
Publish Date: 2026-02-13 19:11:14
Description: In October 1964, as the South simmered under the tensions following the signing of the Civil Rights Act three months earlier, First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, began a whistle-stop tour of the South. She shattered the expectations of a presidential spouse with speeches, diplomacy, and palpable compassion as she encouraged the South to leave Jim Crow behind.
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