President Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans today to “join with the National Conference of Christians and Jews in working toward the eradication of the sources of discord which have turned brother against brother and man against his neighbor in a land resplendent in the bounty of God’s blessings.” The president cited, as the occasion for his plea, this year’s NCCJ Brotherhood Week observance, February 20-27.
The President expressed the hope that “the humanitarian spirit symbolic of this Brotherhood Week enkindle in the hearts and minds of all Americans a strong and enduring endeavor to restore righteousness and human dignity to those plagued by injustice and bigotry and to bring to every citizen of our land a lasting participation in the American dream.”
Pointing out that “an unstinting dedication to freedom, tolerance and individual dignity” made the nation mighty, the President said that “we must stand ready to preserve our legacy. Americans of all races, creeds, and walks of life must join hands to meet the problems which tend to corrode the very core of our nation’s life.”
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