In March, 1965, just days after the well-publicized racial violence of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson went on national television to speak before Congress. His speech, now known as “We Shall Overcome,” was consequential in its own time, and scholars from multiple disciplines have documented its legislative and electoral impacts. Date: Oct. 8 Time: 5 p.m. Location: Eaton Humanities 1B50