(background chatter) "President Lyndon Johnson: "My fellow Americans, I'm about to sign in to 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. One hundred and eighty eight years ago this week a small band of valiant men began a long struggle for freedom."
Crowd chant: "Peace. Now."
Governor George Wallace (Ala.): "The unwelcomed, unwanted, unwarranted and force-induced intrusion upon the campus of the University of Alabama today of the might of the Central Government offers a frightful example of the oppression of the rights, privileges and sovereignty of this State by officers of the Federal Government. This intrusion results solely from force, or threat of force, undignified by any reasonable application of the principle of law, reason and justice."
Crowd "End the War. But silence and paralysis are not acceptable. That which you will not resist and mobilize to stop, you will learn — or be forced — to accept. There is no escaping it"
Crowd chant: "Peace. Now. Peace. Now." Peace. Now." Peace. Now." Peace. Now." Peace. Now. Four More Years. Four More Years!"
Governor George Wallace (Alabama): "The federal court system interfered. They oversee us. They even tell us what bus you can ride on. Whoever thought the time would come when the federal courts in this country would tell you what bus you can ride on? What swimming pool you'd swim in? Where you can play golf. And I'll tell you what. The people in this country are getting good and sick and tired of it. And one of these days we gonna change things at the ballot box. Because this Congress up here is going to have to restrain the Supreme Court of the United States and get their nose out of everybody's business. And especially destroying the rights of... It's just like Thomas Jefferson said and I'm talking fast because it's two o'clock and I'm not mad or anything. I'm just talking fast.'
Crowd: "Racism means we go to fight back! Crowd "End the War. Fight back. Peace. End the War. Imperialism means we have to fight back"
"Governor. Well you're still breaking the law. Stop pushing. Start making a walk people. Americans. Americans. Of every human being. Of every human being." Chatter. "If you were in Vietnam you wouldn't act like this. The police wouldn't stand there and wait for you. They'd shoot you down with machine guns! Why don't you people go home!"
"When do we want the world? Right now. Tell me about it. Yah. Hooray. Go go go. Our streets. Our streets Our streets. Our streets. Whose street? Our street. Whose street? Our street. Go go go. When do we want the world? Right now. When do we want the world.? Right now. U.S.A. How many kids did you kill today? U.S.A. How many kids did you kill today?"
"Police have no justification for taking those students. Disperse this crowd. Are you with us? Are you with us. Yes! Yes! Go go go. Go go go."
"Questioner: "The black people. What did desegregation do for us?
Answer: "Well. It relieved our heart and mind and trouble. You don't feel like you did before. You can relax a little mo better. And you can think freely - a little more better. And rest more better at night. And when you go around. It's just. It just relives your mind and soul and gives you a freedom to, to rest good. And take it... Take it as it comes."