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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden link arms and sing "We Shall Overcome" during the dedication ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011.
President Lyndon Johnson, himself a Southerner, used the phrase "we shall overcome" in addressing Congress on March 15, 1965, [22] in a speech delivered after the violent "Bloody Sunday" attacks on civil rights demonstrators during the Selma to Montgomery marches, thus legitimizing the protest movement.
English: Joan Baez performs "We Shall Overcome" Feb 09 2010 at the White House in front of President Obama. this page indicates the work has been given a CC attribution 3 licence. Conversion from MP4 by Major Bloodnok
Voting rights: "We Shall Overcome" Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States September 14, 1965 Joint meeting Flight of Gemini 5: Gordon Cooper, Astronaut Pete Conrad, Astronaut January 12, 1966 Joint session State of the Union address: Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States September 15, 1966 Joint meeting Address
The 2024 Democratic National Convention continues Tuesday, with former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff set to deliver speeches in primetime.
President Barack Obama talks with Terry Szuplat, Senior Director for Speechwriting, while he waits backstage to deliver remarks on the Iran nuclear agreement at American University in Washington ...
He spoke of how the marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, "echoing their call for America and the world to hear: 'We shall overcome'". Obama went on to discuss the denigration of those who marched: "Their faith was questioned. Their lives were threatened. Their patriotism challenged."
On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, after witnessing marchers beaten during the "Bloody Sunday" incident during the first Selma to Montgomery march, called on Congress to write and pass a Voting Rights Act. During this speech Johnson used the words "We Shall Overcome". [24]