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But we start this hour with what happened that changed the art of history in so many ways. the face and embodiment of the non-violent resistant moment shot dead a half century ago today. dedeg grags, voting rights, faith in action, equality in the literal sense. itmany of the things that consud and ultimately up end dr. kings life are the core of protests and rallies and marches in remembrance ceremonies that have been happening all day from washington to miami and the city where dr. king was as...

Along over 50%. thats because the economy was growing. these are diversions. i dont understand it. im hoping they u lock the door on peters office. i hope john bolton get there is with free market optimism and i hope we get a u-turn on these two subject matters very quickly. >> michael steele, really quickly as we remember dr. king today. the top of our broadcast, we raised something that caught my attention. this idea that dr. kings legacy has been whitewashed to a certain extent. that its also...

Happening with african-americans that goes deeper that be just one off events, which is the way these things tend to be covered. >> you who something that caught my attention. im going to quote a chunk of it for folks. kings life has been reduced to the lead character in a fable. a fable of the nation that tells itself about the movement and culminates with the 63 march on washington. its a neat tale with southern villains, height bed drama, tragic deaths and heroic triumph. it does not mention ...

1963 because its consistent with our national myth. its consistent with this progressive narrative that we tell ourselves that were an example of the shining city on the hill. so to really deal with the man in the grave, to deal with dr. kings life, you have to deal with what dr. dyson said. the fact that he challenged racism. . he understood that white supremacy was at the core of the country and distorted our ideals. we have to deal with capitalism. why? because we have to deal with militarism...

They were. so when you had the big umbrella, they are also next step in his legacy. >> peter, the trump administration issued a proclamation honoring dr. kings legacy. there was a tweet about dr. king with this video. i want to play it for our viewers and listeners. >> on this cherished day, we honor the memory of reverend king, and we rededicate ourselves to a grorhouse future where every american from every walk of life can live free from fear, liberated from hatred and uplifted by boundless l...