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I dont want your pity. I want change. From political leaders activists and protesters. They brutalized us, shot us with rubber bullets, beat us with batons. Still trying to make the dream of reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Come true. I said, mr. President , the people are restless. See why this documentary is more important than ever. 57 years after the first march in 1963. I said, this is it. And i went for it. The march on washington. Hello. Im deborah roberts. Those images of today arc ec...

For many of us who have gone overseas and fought for this country, fought for mississippi, fought for alabama, fought for north carolina, fought for illinois, and fought for every state in this union. We are going to stay here and see that the things the mayor has said become reality. 15 minutes after midnight, he got out of his car. About 40 yards away a sniper fired a single shot. The bullet hit him in the back, crashed through his body and through him out a window in the house. He died an hou...

Of civil rights leader, medgar evers, in jackson, mississippi. We toured his house to learn more about the tragic events of 1963. For many of us who have gone overseas and fought for this country, fought for mississippi, fought for alabama, fought for north carolina, fought for illinois, and fought for every state in this union. We are going to stay here and see that the things the mayor has said become reality. 15 minutes after midnight, he got out of his car. About 40 yards away a sniper fired...

It will for, i think, a larger segment of the population that people may realize. And i think thats one of the dynamics that both campaigns but especially the Biden Campaign has to take into account is youve got the other variables you cant take your eye off of. And there are many of them and i am glad you all underscored them. Thanks a bunch for you guys and see you next week. All right my friend. Velshi begins now. Good morning. It is sunday march 17th. Happy st. Patricks day. 2024 has been du...

thanks my friend much appreciated and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour its really good to have the capital of the great state of mississippi is jackson. the airportpi of jackson, mississippi, is called jackson medger wily evers international airport. its named for medger evers, the civil rights leader. he was a decorated u.s. army veteran in world war ii. after he came home from the war, after the united states supreme court ruled on brown vs. board of education in 1954...

[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] host this is washington journal. Protests continue at colleges and universities this week as administrators try to handle student activism. To start the program, we went to hear your view 202 7488000 of those protests. At College Campuses. The line for support is we want to hear your views of the protests at College Campuses. For support is the line for support is 202 7488000. You can text us at 202 7488003. We will get to your calls and c...

Want to hear your views of the protests at College Campuses. For support is the line for support is 202 7488000. You can text us at 202 7488003. We will get to your calls and comments in just a moment. A headline about those protests. They persist as unrest mounts. Authorities arrested around 200 people. Student groups resisted orders to break down encampment while some universities pointed to antisemitic acts committed on their campus. Student groups are demanding cutting financial ties to isra...

Who is here tonight who came from salt lake, utah, his name is devery anderson. He is the author of the book, emmett till the murder that shock the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive books on the subject. It took him 21 years from conception to completion to write this book. And i had the privilege to work on this case, emmett tills case, starting in 2002 with emmett tills mother, to work toward the reopening of the case to be reinvestigated and to ha...

He is the author of the book till the murder that shocked the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive on the subject. I have the privilege to work on tills case,mett starting in 2002, to work on the reopening of the case, and to have the United States Congress Passed the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act. That is being reauthorized again. Congress is working on it right now. We expected next several weeks for that to pass. [applause] Devery Ander...

Mrs. Obama let me thank the dr. Meyers for that wonderful introduction and leadership of this fine university. And i thank the representatives and all the elected officials and members of congress who are here with us today as well as mr. Perry, all of the trustees, dr. Blaine, reverend rodes and all of the faculty and staff here at jackson state. Lets take a moment to give it up to the people who helped get you here. Thank you for your incredible hospitality. I would not be anywhere else but he...