Certainly taken a turn backwards. Am i depressed . No. I am energized to move forward and to be sure to see the gains that we have encountered and had to come to us, that we have had to work so hard for, are not lost. So i do ask you, one of our next steps, we created a framework, but there is so much work to be done. Many of our civil rights leaders, including my husband and dr. Martin luther king, were still of an age when they took the lead. With that question and mind, i challenge you to get back to community building. It is your problem, it is our problem, it is our neighborhood. These are our children, you are the parents. But in that same breath, and victory will be a collective one. It is with a clear conscience, knowing what we have done and can do, that we will reach that mountaintop, and we will overcome. But it will take each and every one of us, in unity, in unison, letting those who say that they managed this country of america know that it is the people. It is the voice
[indiscernible crowd noise] indiscernible crowd noise] indiscernible crowd noise] looking at downtown d. C. Just off the National Mall commemorating the march on washington for jobs and freedom led by Martin Luther king jr. On august 28, 1963. The anniversary itself is wednesday when another gathering is planned and president obama will be here. Well have live coverage on cspan and cspan radio of that appearance. If you missed any of the rally that just ended well show you ighlights from that rally. For those of us who are from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders hen the prophet dr. King jr. Quoted the prophet isiah, that have a dream. This is our hope. This is the faith that we go back to the south with. Those are our marching orders. This is the faith that we go back to the south with. Yes, the south where some are still trying to fight the civil war. Yes, the south. Where we are witnessing this vicious attack on Voting Rights and the blatant Voter Suppression by
For those of us from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders when dr. Martin luther king jr. Quote it the prophet isaiah, i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill should be made low and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the lord should be revealed and all flesh. And this is the faith that we go back to the south with and those are our marching orders and this is the faith that we go back to the south with. Yes, the south. Where some are still trying to fight the civil war. Where we areh witnessing this vicious attack on voters, Voting Rights, and the blatant voting suppression i. Ne particular Political Party yes, the south where young teenage africanamerican boys cannot walk the streets of his fathers neighborhood without being profiled, confronted, stalked, and finally murdered every watched over 45 days were governor because of the relentless protests of people on sanford reluctantly appointed a reluctant prosec
It is 4. 5 hours. Like sows everybody doing out there . It is a privilege to welcome you to a celebration and commemoration. On this day 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. It would defy not just the Civil Rights Movement but it reminds us of who we are as americans. What is the dream . Was delivered right here. Imagine what it was like to be here 50 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. There were rumors that coming here would be dangerous. There were fears that nobody would show up. In the end, it was a success because people believed in the power of standing for something. That speech by dr. King was not called, i have a dream. It was called, normalcy never again. It was about opportunity for all people. It was about looking forward to where we need to go as a country, which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from 50 years ago. He said, the future does not belong to those w
Morning and on social media. It blew up last night as that verdict was read. Fox friends begins right now. George zimmerman not guilty on all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The verdict was met with shock outside the sanford courtroom and across the country. Live outside the courthouse with the very latest on whats happening in florida. Reporter good morning, tucker. Everything quiet but overnight there were demonstrators. During the entire trial, if you look at the protesters, those who came out here calling for George Zimmermans conviction far outnumbered those that came out to support them. When the jury handed down its not guilty verdict overnight demonstrators at the courthouse expressed their disappointment. The violence many had feared never occurred. Some prominent civil rights leaders and the family of the dead teen had urged them to honor Trayvon Martins memory with peace and thats exactly what they were doing. When the verdict came in, it wasnt as bad as i t