Two days later, LBJ asked Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act in memory of Jack. His hope was to transform one act of hatred into unity and justice for our country: “No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy’s memory than the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. We have talked for one hundred years or more. It is time now to write the next chapter, and to write it in the books of law.” He denounced the forces that contributed to the tragic event in
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