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with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. for now let us pause and give thanks for the fact that nelson mandela lived. a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. may god bless his memory and keep him in peace. >> mandela spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, but he never stopped believing in freedom for himself and his country. outside his home just moments ago, the people of south afr...

with dr. kings sclc. when the sit-ins broke out, she encouraged the young people who were involved to form their own organization, which became sncc. so song pays tribute to ella bakers role as a champion of the youth in the movement, and also represents someone who represents a group-centered grassroots approach to civil rights leadership. this is a live performance in minnesota. >> theres a lot of things going on in the world. theres a lot of freedoms being threatened. think about it...

my sister, my brother, my people and me ♪ ♪ my people and me ♪ you lied to me all these years ♪ ♪ you told me to wash and clean my ears and talk real fine just like a lady ♪ ♪ and you stopped calling me sister sadie ♪ ♪ my country is full of lies ♪ were all gonna die ♪ i dont trust nobody anymore ♪ they keep on saying go slow ♪ yeah, thats what they say, go slow ♪ ♪ well, thats just the trouble ♪ ♪ desegregation, go slow ♪ matched with anticipation, ...