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Slideshow: Images From the Civil Rights Summit

Four U.S. presidents visited Austin's LBJ Presidential Library this week for a three-day summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Take a photographic tour of the historic event.

By Anneke Paterson

April 12, 20146 AM Central

President Obama spoke at the Civil Rights Summit on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
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President Obama spoke at the Civil Rights Summit on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
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Former President George W. Bush addresses a private gathering in the LBJ Library Atrium on April 10, 2014 on the last day of the Civil Rights Summit in Austin.
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Former President George W. Bush addresses a private gathering in the LBJ Library Atrium on April 10, 2014 on the last day of the Civil Rights Summit in Austin.
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Harry Middleton, a presidential speech writer for President Lyndon Johnson, takes his seat for a speech by former President George W. Bush at the LBJ Library Atrium on April 10, 2014.
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From L-R; State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas; former NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson; Texas head football coach Charlie Strong and Rev. Jesse Jackson gather as they attend a dinner and speech by former President George W. Bush at the LBJ Library Atrium on April 10, 2014.
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Former President Bill Clinton waves as he walks off stage following a speech during the Civil Rights Summit on April 9, 2014.
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Former President Bill Clinton addresses the audience during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on the University of Texas campus in Austin on April 9, 2014.
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Bernice A. King, daughter of Martin Luther King, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. At right is Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson.
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Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014.
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Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit on April 9, 2014. At left is Andrew Young, and center, Bernice A. King, daughter of Martin Luther King.
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