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Saying what he is saying about these young women. they are duly elected officials. they are elected by their people or their congressional district to serve as members of congress. you know we all come from some other place and it doesnt matter whether we are black or white or latino or asian american, native american who were the only people here when we go to here. its just dead wrong and we must use everything in a most nonviolent way to say that it is wrong. its not wrong for anyone in the w...

For human rights in america. martin luther kings strategy of nonviolent direct action inspired a wave of young activists to take up the cause. >> king was able to energize young ministers, young students. he set a tone of "lets come out of these cathedrals, lets come out of these offices, and lets do something in the streets." >> beginning in february 1960, in cities from greensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and refused to leave until they were served. sit-ins intro...

Racist. when they ask you to do that, you have the racist philosophy r committed to it and there has -- to see if you have the fortitude to talk them out of it. thats waste of time. number two, it means the person agrees with or defends or deflects from what is happening and that is a problem in another way. have you ever thought about how did this happen? in the slave states that left the union. two out of three families were not slave own oing families but they went along with it. not everybod...

Happening and that is problematb. have you ever thought about -- so it demmen straights the fact that about 1/3 were slave owners and therist were not. two out of three families were not slave own oing families but they went along with it. not everybody has jim crowe. not everybody was putting hounds on people and turning people away from stores and lunch counters. but the rest of the people went along with it. and the people who make the excuses, pretend they dont see, that it doesnt excuse, sa...

Told us the philosophy and discipline. and he kept saying respect and dignity and worth every human being. even if someone beat you. throw you in jail. the look them in the eye. and respect them. lawsons group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters. tried to order food and then took whatever abuse was hurdle hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 18960 his parent were sho...

Movement. through the faith and politics institute he traveled with more than 300 politicians over the years. >> we were going to the lunch counters, when we were marching -- >> i think hes one of the few people in congress that can bring people from many different parties together and say lets spend three days wrestling with the past. only john could do that. >> lewis built on the relationships to support his chosen projects. >> he tries to use the influence that he has, the respect that he com...

Dignity and the worth of every human being. even if someone beat you, throw you in jail, look them in the eye and respect them. >> lawsons group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters, tried to order food, and then took whatever abuse was hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 1960, his parents were shocked. >> lot of people of color were afraid of what could happen. he c...

Congressional trips to selma and other sights of the civil rights movement. through the faith and politics institute he traveled with more than 300 politicians over the years. >> we were going to the lunch counters and marching. >> i think hes one of the few in congress that can bring people from many different parties together and say lets spend three days wrestling with the past. only john could do that. >> lewis built on the relationships to support his chosen projects. >> he tries to use the...

African-american and the cause for human rights in america. martin luther kings strategy of nonviolent direct action inspired a wave of young activists to take up the cause. >> king was able to energize young ministers, young students. he set a tone of "lets come out of these cathedrals, lets come out of these offices, and lets do something in the streets." >> beginning in february 1960, in cities from greensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and refused to leave until ...

Generation, one out of three in a recent poll said they are not completely convinced -- ready for this -- that the earth is round. >> is round. remember the flat earth society? im glad you mentioned young people. again, were going to switch subjects here. i was going to talk to you a moment about your conversation with steve and symone, which was just fascinating to me. i am so glad that youre on that story, and we have been on the khashoggi story a lot as well. but when you were speaking about ...