we ll do things even the 64 act couldn t do. lbj has faith in the american people they will do what is right, but they need to see first what is wrong. johnson leans in with king to put those moments in front of the nation. let people see what s going on, what s happening. we see in the months that would follow king s work in selma, alabama. president johnson and dr. king had been deliberating for sometime, brokering an agreement, if you will, that dr. king deliver a peaceful march. the people over in the selma area started coming in from all of these towns around and they had their knapsacks and they were ready to march from selma, montgomery.
don t want special privilege for everybody, equality for all and we can stand on that principle. i think president johnson is very concerned at not being perceived as supporting the supporting rights activism. that doesn t mean he doesn t support voting rights, but not withstanding the difficulty that stands ahead, he needs others to intervene on the ground while he can be above the fray, so to speak. if you can find the worst condition of being denied the right to cast a vote and get that one illustration and get it on radio and on the television, every place you can, pretty soon the fella that do anything in vain but drive a tractor, he will say that s not right, that s not fair. we ll do things even the 64 act