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The risk for the president is that he has not anticipated just how much his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal.

In 1968 was very unpopular because he had come out against the war in vietnam. And other civil rights leaders had attacked him, but he stood up on moral grounds. 55 of blacks said he was negative in the last poll they did on him before he died. He stood his ground. He stood for nonviolence. He stood for change. And you referred to in the bible, moses, who god brought up in the bible narrative, that god brought up and look him over to see the promised land. But he didnt get there. And dr. King sa...

Night before he was killed. He was in memphis, tennessee, to support striking Garbage Workers who were led by union afsme. He came as he was building to fight for poor people to have equal income, to have a better life, and he was under threat. People dont realize, dr. King in 1968 was very unpopular because hed come out against the war in vietnam. Even other civil rights leaders had attacked him. But he stood up on moral grounds. 55 of blacks said he was negative in the last poll they did on hi...

Our numbers we have greater safety. >> reporter: for some the ongoing protests have led to discomfort even being on campus. >> they feel the campus is so toxic, so unwelcoming to jewish students and people who diverge from this line. [ chants ] >> reporter: and demonstrations are now spreading. overnight hundreds of yale students camped outside a dinner for the university president to protest the schools investment in military weapon manufacturers. at unc-chapel hill, students set up their own e...

That is meant for these kind of actions, and therefore, it shouldnt be seen as disruptive. >> and to that point, columbia university has a long history of college protests. did you you see yourself a continuation of that long history of protests, or do you see yourself as being a different form of protest, that broke from tradition, or does it continue tradition? >> we situate ourselves in a long legacy of activism, specifically on columbias campus. in fact, in 1968, i believe over 700 columbia ...

Is a mistake for these politicians not to take a harder line and say you cant disrupt life in our cities. paul: you think this poses a threat to president biden and his reelection. and the convention in chicago they are planning to disrupt. are we looking at a situation, you are old enough to remember this, 1968 democratic convention? >> these people are not only wrong, they are unlikable. i dont think they are even biden voters. they are professional protesters. president biden said they have a...

Protests that, as you can see, appear to be far from over. confrontation at columbia today. police removing protesters from campus, citing extraordinary circumstances. columbia university president called in the nypd to clear an encampment, a pro-palestinian demonstrators. it set up wednesday morning, the same day she testified on capitol hill about anti-semitism on campus. >> we must uphold freedom of speech. it is essential to our academic mission. we cannot and should not tolerate abuse of th...

The 'Milkman Homicide' in 1968 was the oldest cold case in the history of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO).

GIFFORD, Fla. (CBS12) — The 'Milkman Homicide' in 1968 was the oldest cold case in the history of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO). 56 years lat

Perhaps encouraged by some late-night passing of makgeolli bowls, I and two other Peace Corps volunteers, Jim Stroud and George Delaney, decided we would bicycle from Samcheok to Pohang along the beautiful east coast of South Korea.