Civil Rights Summit of 1972, Day 2 (4 of 4)
Channel: TheLBJLibrary
Date: 05/04/2016

The Civil Rights Symposium of 1972 took place at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, on December 11 and 12.  The Symposium, composed of speeches and panel discussions by contemporary civil rights leaders and politicians, sought to celebrate the accomplishments of the past decade while turning a critical eye to the future. The aim was not merely to reflect, but to formulate strategy and create new plans of action to ensure continued progress. The Symposium also marks the end of President Johnson’s career. His closing address on Tuesday, December 12 would be his last public speech before his death the following month. 
4 of 4 videos documenting the proceedings on Tuesday, December 12.
Content:
(BOF): President Johnson delivers his closing remarks
(8:31): End of President Johnson’s speech
(9:46): Reverend A. Kendall Smith reads telegram aloud after receiving President Johnson’s permission
(14:48): Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. responds to Rev. Smith
(16:05): President Johnson delivers second address in response to Rev. Smith
(32:02): President Johnson calls out from the crowd to thank Arthur Krimm 
(32:55 – EOF) End of audio recording, President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson recess 
Topics:
Civil Rights Movement, Institutionalized Discrimination, Civil Liberties, Minority Rights, Inequality, Racism, Ethnic Identity, Integration, Affirmative Action, Quotas, Welfare, Immigration 
References: 
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, President Richard Nixon, Harry J. Middleton, Robin M. Williams, Jr., Melvin P. Sikes, Julian Bond, Yvonne Burke, Vicente Ximenes, Burke Marshall, Henry Gonzales, Clarence Mitchell, Roy Innis, Andrew Brimmer, Elspeth Rostow, Matilda Krimm, Barbara Jordan, Whitney Young, Thurgood Marshall, Roy Wilkins, Vernon Jordan, Heman Sweatt, Arthur Krimm, Rev. A. Kendall Smith,  Justice Earl Warren, Parren Mitchell, Crispus Attucks, W.E.B. Dubois, Gustavo Gus Garcia, Stokely Carmichael, Warren Court, Emancipation Proclamation, Morehouse College, Freedom Riders, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Hernandez v. Texas, Julian Bond v. Sloppy Floyd, Brown v. Board of Education, Sweatt v. Painter, Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil Rights Act of 1960, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) 1968 Election, Community Self-Determination Act of 1968, The Great Society, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Urban Coalition, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC), Chicano Movement, New South, War on Poverty, Vietnam War