Secrets of the Dead

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

Season 14 Episode 2 | 55m 10s | WETA Passport

In many ways, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the most unlikely champion of Civil Rights. But his actions in the White House told a different story when he dared to champion two laws that changed America and the world—the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Aired: 08/04/15 | Rating: NR

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