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Martin luther kings i have a dream speech delivered 50 years ago today. good evening, im chris hayes, joiningny tonight on this special edition of all in, martin luther king, iii, el nor holmes norton. and an organizer of the 1963 march. and reverend al sharpton. founder and president of the i have a dream network. your father was speaking to the crowd, he was always -- knew that he had one of the largest audiences he was probably going to have. who was the audience to that speech? >> i think th...

Were going to get back now to martin luther king jr. iii. lets listen in. >> he often talks and sometimes we must take positions that are neither safe nor popular nor politic. but we must take those positions because our conscience tells us theyre right. our families say this afternoon, weve got a lot of work to do. but none of us should be anywheres tired. why? because weve come much too far from where we started. you see, no one ever told any of us that our roads would be easy. but i know our ...

Youre not going to be able to close the gap of income inequality through a totally different taxation of the american people. i dont believe you can do that overnight. i believe you can bend the curve over time. this is a generational fight and a generational investment that needs to be made if we truly are going to address income inequality in this country which severely affects minorities in america. were talking about education investment. were talking about infrastructure investment. were ta...

Again to bring our nation together. unfortunately, there are some who believe that our nation is very divided. every time we see tragedies, whether its a tsunami or a hurricane, people roll up their sleeves to help. were in crisis mode. if we responded to most of our challenges and opportunities like we respond during crisis, the best of america always is displayed. so, yes, this gives us an opportunity to talk about the past, but to project what must occur in the future. >> okay, martin luther ...

Outcome. so, all right, guys, avery, you first. what was the most surprising thing about this verdict or perhaps the aftermath? >> well, you know what? after all our discussion, fredricka, the big surprise is a heartwarming one. that is the leadership that came from the white house to bring americas majority in to thinking more clearly and thoughtfully about the suffering the americans minority. a positive surprise and i think theyll be a lasting effect. >> richard, you called this one. didnt yo...

Out. did you ever have a fake i.d.?r >> yes, i did. >> yeah, i did when i was 14. >> howe many? >> three. >> do you remember the name on your fake id? >> it wasur actually my own nam. >> john prendergast. >> david johnson> iii. >> did it look like you? >> nothing at all. >> it was my picture, yeah. it said i was from florida. >> i stole it from one of the girls i hung around with. >> where did you i get it? >> a friend of mine scratched them off in his dorm room. >> some guy i know, from a frien...

Agree with your vice-president that transgender discrimination is the civil rights issue of our time? do you brief if victoria shows up with $500,000, hell get a tour of the white house? theres so many questions that could have been asked. >> sean: this is just touching the surface. im surprised the werent upset, at least not on the air -- im sure many expected obama, the anointed one, would be elected pope, barack obama-us iii. lets move on. hes a question for jeb bush. would todays g.o.p. reje...

But theres nothing universal about it at all. think about it. criminals woent be part of that universe. snas common sense, theyll steal their guns or theyll get them in everything else they want on the black market. >> common sense. how about nonsense? president of the robert f. kennedy center for justice and human rights. last week, she stood with martin luther king, iii and invoked her own power 68 history to demand action on gun violence. >> i was four years old when my uncle, president kenne...

Good. and still has a lot more to do. looking forward to that, and the excitement here is wonderful, and we are just behind had him. >> lets talk about the movie quickly that is coming out in february. >>. where does it rank compared to the rolls that you have had? >> well, you know, usually you know how important it is, if you have just a little bit of healthy fear about it. you know, about getting it right. i was speaking with martin, iii this afternoon, he was also here the day of service, an...

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