Rights activists. This is just under two hours. Good morning. Of the best city in the world. Welcome the o National Action network to washington, d. C. You all to my me hometown and your nations to thank and want recognize our reverend al for his leadership. P al reverend al for h vision, and our reverend al for of us. Ng up for all over the last several months, reminded of the values we have to fight for. Weve all been reminded of reverend dr. Martin luther king and what he stood for. We had to ld us that look k beyond ourselves, beyond our own generation for sure this was a america us all. We have to fight on a local level, state level and the ederal level, and thats why were truly blessed that reverend al has called us together. Remind us that its not where but where we are growin growing. Im proud that the nation look to us in. Our city we cant rely on the ederal government and we dont have a state government. We are the city, council, and once. Tate all at and because of that, we
Rights activists. This is just under two hours. Good morning. Of the best city in the world. Welcome the o National Action network to washington, d. C. You all to my me hometown and your nations to thank and want recognize our reverend al for his leadership. P al reverend al for h vision, and our reverend al for of us. Ng up for all over the last several months, reminded of the values we have to fight for. Weve all been reminded of reverend dr. Martin luther king and what he stood for. We had to ld us that look k beyond ourselves, beyond our own generation for sure this was a america us all. We have to fight on a local level, state level and the ederal level, and thats why were truly blessed that reverend al has called us together. Remind us that its not where but where we are growin growing. Im proud that the nation look to us in. Our city we cant rely on the ederal government and we dont have a state government. We are the city, council, and once. Tate all at and because of that, we
Dyson, u. S. Jeff merkley and washington dc mayor bowser. This is one hour and 15 minutes. Good morning, all. The ariel bowser and i am mayor of the best city in the world and i want to welcome the National Action network to washington, d. C. I want to welcome you all to my hometown in your Nations Capital and i want to thank and forgnize our reverend al his leadership, our reverend al for his vision and our reverend al for standing up for all of us. Over the last several months, we have been reminded of the values we have to fight for. We have been reminded of reverend dr. Martin luther king and what he stood for. How he told us that we had to look beyond ourselves, look beyond our own generation and make sure this was an america that was worthy of us all. In my own hometown that we have to fight on a local level, a state level and a federal level and that is why we are truly blessed that reverend al has called us together. It is not where we start but where we are growing and i am pr
And end of economic injustice, starts right now. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Exactly one year before dr. King was assassinated in memphis, he gave one of his most powerful and yet overlooked speeches from the pulpit of Riverside Church. He called into question this countrys involvement in vietnam and the economic disparity tearing up america. Over the next two nights, mlk, a call to conscience, we look at a speech that would result in controversy and eventual betrayal. I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. A time comes when silence is betrayal. And that time has come for us in relation to vietnam. Martin luther king knew when he gave that speech that it would set off a firestorm. Its a speech that challenges us, and in that sense, its most important that we are uncomfortable with that speech tells us something. Why are you speaking about the war, dr. King . Why are you joining
And end of economic injustice, starts right now. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Exactly one year before dr. King was assassinated in memphis, he gave one of his most powerful and yet overlooked speeches from the pulpit of Riverside Church. He called into question this countrys involvement in vietnam and the economic disparity tearing up america. Over the next two nights, mlk, a call to conscience, we look at a speech that would result in controversy and eventual betrayal. I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. A time comes when silence is betrayal. And that time has come for us in relation to vietnam. Martin luther king knew when he gave that speech that it would set off a firestorm. Its a speech that challenges us, and in that sense, its most important that we are uncomfortable with that speech tells us something. Why are you speaking about the war, dr. King . Why are you joining