This video is a really beautiful and educational bit by Bill Moyers on what Lyndon Johnson did for black people with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

It’s exactly the kind of perspective we need more of.

People forget what good LBJ did for black people, which is why it’s so easy for tempers to flare over a line like Hillary Clinton’s (which is included in the Moyers video). Moyers doesn’t downplay either the struggles of black Americans, or the importance of LBJ’s legislation; his is a perfectly balanced voice of calm.