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Journalism and also for 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, cities fromreensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and ...

Journalism and also for 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...

Medium with B.B.C. Radio still. Its 10 oclock B.B.C. Radio Scotland News Im DUNCAN KERR cope a church service is underway in the southern French town of trade to remember the 4 people killed in a series of attacks by an Islamist government later this week will be a national tribute to all of the police officer who died saving hostages Scotlands farming industry experienced a shortfall of seasonal migrant workers such as fruit and vegetable pickers last year according to new research a report fr...

Of a mile away from that stage, were with jocelyn garcia, representing the oldest and biggest student association in this country, so big, so old, such a legacy that they worked for dr. king to organize sit-ins at lunch counters. jocelyn, i say this respectfu y respectfully, you dont have much of an entourage, you didnt have to do much to get the students to show up today. >> not me personally, because students understand their rights, they understand there is power in numbers. theyre not just n...

Seems like it is never enough particularly when wage growth, okay, so there may be some parody as well as black/white wage growth but when you have inflation growing by 604%. 604% since 1968, it is like we can never catch up in terms of wage group. we are already behind in wage group. >> as dr. king says he fought so black folks have the right to go to lunch counters and now he had to fight to make sure they can afford the lunch. this is what we are dealing now with valley and our colleagues rep...

>> the freedom riders, protesting at lunch counters that were seg regated. suggests it might be possible for a new generation whos spent their entire lives with the threat of mass shootings. you and i know its hard for a politician to hear kids talk the way they were talking and then just go back to business as your back. >> after sandy hook it was the parents who took the lead. there were 20 elementary school kids who were killed in that massacre. nothing happened. former president obama at the...

Honoring people, honoring people from wars abroad. all of these things are politics. to pretend that if the nfl players injecting -- the only difference is its been a very singular narrative about politics and war about troops and military and just and now these players are intervening, lets not take this for granted. if were going to sing the national anthem, they dont ring true for a whole lot of people. lets acknowledge that this american flag that flies all around the country and in some way...

Their own platform around their demands of the nfl, pushing them to make november a month for racial justice the way the nfl has highlighted other issues, important issues like breast cancer and other things. in a league that is 70% black, the league really sort of not just putting out statements, not just locking arms, but putting some real muscle and energy behind talking about racial justice and actually pushing for real structural change. and so, i think that we are in a really important mom...

The lunch counters in nashville as the we discussed. this is a replica of one of those lunch counters. and -- through those ear phones, is, is a depiction of the scene that you faced as you sat there. i want to ask you to sit down. put those headphones on. and then lets talk when you are, when you are done. >> okay. im going to take this fork, im going to jam it right into your neck. if you dont leave now. get up.. [ glass breaking] [ sirens]

That footage. they didnt like it. people started speaking up. they started marching all across america. in a matter of a few days, there was demonstration in more than 80 cities. almost on every major college and university campus. at the white house. at the department of justice. they were demanding that president johnson act, that the congress act. and also the press. i said over and over again, without the media, without the pre press, civil rights movement would have been like a bird without...