Address to the Nation on Civil Rights

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:speeches
gptkbp:audience American public
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:television
March 15, 1965
gptkbp:context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:date March 15, 1965
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:followed_by Civil Rights Movement actions
gptkbp:format Televised address
gptkbp:goal Promote civil rights legislation
gptkbp:historical_context Racial segregation in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Address to the Nation on Civil Rights
gptkbp:impact Mobilization of civil rights activists
gptkbp:influenced Civil Rights legislation
gptkbp:inspired Future civil rights speeches
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on American politics
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_quote “ We shall overcome.”
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson's_Great_Society
gptkbp:predecessor Civil Rights Address by John F. Kennedy
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkbp:responds_to Public support for civil rights
gptkbp:significance Support for Voting Rights Act
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:topics gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:viewership Millions of Americans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3