The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Duke in Page Auditorium Nov. 13, 1964. The speech came ten days after President Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory over Sen. Barry Goldwater. Johnson had signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law that summer.

Listen to excerpts from King’s speech at Duke (RealPlayer required):

• Time does not bring justice on its own, people must use it for good
• Federal legislation may not change the hearts of racists but it is an important part of the Civil Rights Movement
• "We shall overcome"

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