60 Minutes · CBS News Radio flashback: LBJ calls for equal voting rights after Selma march in 1965

1. 1. President Johnson addressed Congress after "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, where protesters were brutally assaulted.
2. 2. Johnson then made the cause of African-American voting rights his own with a speech.
3. 3. He urged all Americans, regardless of party or color, to join in this cause.
4. 4. LBJ linked Selma to historical turning points, asserting it a pivotal moment for freedom.
5. 5. Johnson's powerful March 15, 1965 address preceded his signing the Voting Rights Act.