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someone has taken a young man, hung him in a tree. who would do something this hideous? >> michael donald was an innocent good samaritan, not a thug. >> the mobile police department just didnt want to believe that mobile would still have klan in it. but they did. >> thats why we kept marching and protesting, letting them know we were going to take this lion down. >> the admitted klansmen turned to action as the words, guilty of capital murder, sank in. >> it was the first time since at...

Sight back. and when i just let it go, thats when i started to feel better. >> these stories of black forgiveness are character lessons. but the character lesson is not, let us ask black people to serially forgive, but rather, let us challenge ourselves to not engage in unforgivable behavior. >> this is a portion of my fathers closing statement from the civil trial. it was michael donald on march 21st, 1981. but who will it be tomorrow? unless you speak very loudly and very clearly to send that ...

How long must america count on the bottomless well of black peoples forgiveness? >> i was angry. i was angry for a long time. i just had to forgive them because it wont-- we werent going to bring the girls back. it wasnt going to bring my sight back. and when i just let it go, thats when i started to feel better. >> these stories of black forgiveness are character lessons. but the character lesson is not, let us ask black people to serially forgive, but rather, let us challenge ourselves to not ...

Its a good indication that person would be comfortable lying about big things. thats a basic character lesson you learn from fables that are read to you before you go to preschool. how do we adapt that as american citizens to a situation where somebody in a very important position of responsibility is plainly comfortable lying even about life-threatening category 5 hurricane emergencies? its just the situation we have never, ever, ever, ever been in before. we dont have rules. we dont have -- we...

About little things. there is a possibility that person will be comfortable lying about big things, too. its a basic character lesson you learn from fables that are read to you before you go to preschool. how do we adapt that as american sit accepts now to a situation where somebody in a very important position of responsibility is plainly comfortable lying even about life-threatening category 5 hurricane emergencies? its the kind of situation weve just never, ever, ever been in before, so we do...

>> you know, jenna, i dont think there were a lot of things that were any one particular player or anything but for a couple of weeks it started to, you know the students, maybe even among the players noticed because the teachers would communicate with them. cutting classes. not turning in work and not passing some of their exams. some of the little bullying and attitudes, misbehavior in class. just some of those things that just, average go on every day. jenna: a little attitude. im sure we can...