Civil Rights | The LBJ Telephone Tapes

Civil Rights

LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

June 22, 1964

“Go On and Report My Poverty Bill”

Burned out car in Mississippi countryside

June 23, 1964

“We Found the Car”

LBJ on the phone with FBI missing poster of three civil rights workers

June 23, 1964

“We Got Three Kids Missing”

Burned out car recovered in Mississippi

June 23, 1964

“Likely That None of Them Were Burned”

African American and white supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party holding signs in front of the convention hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey

January 15, 1965

“A Right to Vote”

Law enforcement agents inspect the crime scene surrounding Viola Liuzzo's car.

March 26, 1965

“We Know Who They Are”

LBJ and Martin Luther King Jr. sitting at a table during a meeting

July 7, 1965

“A Very Complex Problem”