this is a drawing from howard brody who was a renowned world war ii combat illustrator. he worked as a courtroom artist for cbs news. both cameras and sketch pads were barred from the senate chamber when the debate was occurring. to go, howard brody had into the chamber, memorize what he saw, and then go out and sketch it. in this particular sketch, he gives you a cross-section of the many americans that afforded the -- supported the passage of this in theat came every day gallery. we have members of the clergy. you can see the nuns. we have young and old, black and white. the exhibit takes its subtitle from the speech that president johnson read before the nation on live television on the evening of july 2, 1964. this is the copy that was put into the teleprompter. president johnson: my fellow americans, i'm about to sign into law the civil rights act of 1964. i want to take this occasion to talk to you about what that law means to every american. 188 years ago this week, small -- a small band of valiant men began a long struggle for freedom. adrienne cannon: he did six

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