This longing to attain a self conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. And in the merging, he desires neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not africanize america, for america has too much to teach the world and africa. He would not bleach his negro soul in the flood of white americanism, for he knows that negro blood has a message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a negro and an american without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows and without having the door of opportunity closed roughly in his face. So. No matter the smile, no matter the grin, no matter the bow, there is no safety. No hiding place. No matter what mask we wear, we blacks are damned if we do and damned if we dont. As Ralph Ellison says in the beginning of his novel, invisible man, we black americans have no guarantee that we exist at all. I am an invisible man. No, im not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe nor am i one
[applause] we demand that we have effect of civil rights legislation, no , andomise, no filibuster that it includes public accommodation, decent housing, integrated education, and the right to vote. [applause] what do you say . Withholding of federal funds from all programs in which is criminal nation exists. What do you say discrimination exists. What do you say . [applause] at this time, i have the honor to present to you the moral leader of our nation. This is easily brand off e. Philip randolph. A great, dedicated man. [applause] [applause] seeking to bring about social change. For justice and freedom and human dignity. I have the pleasure to present to you dr. Martin luther king. [applause] dr. Martin luther king. In whatn with you today will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history. [applause] , a greate years ago american in whose shadow we stand today signed the emancipation proclamation. As amomentous decree came beacon light of hope for many
That set off one of the most sensational trials in u. S. History, how the a. J. Simpson murder case has impacted society and the Justice System. This is the back of it. Its only what, four feet . Funs facing off with an Adult Entertainment complex behind their convent. Welcome to al jazeera america. Alqaeda inspired fighters continue their sweep three iraq, its goal to topple the shia led government and return the country to sunni rule. Iraqed second largest city has been taken and several cities close to baghdad. The army is sending troops there to stave off an impending attack on the capitol. The crisis in iraq set off a political fire storm in washington as the white house contemplates military strikes. Lets go to washington now. The pressure really seems to be mound r. Mounting very quickly on president obama to respond in some way to this insurgency from isil. Its a measure of how dire this situation has come. President obama who has spent the better part of three years touting hi
Why some say americas relationship with australia is dangerous and americas soldiers should not train down under. Burning down the house initials destroy a home perched dangerously on a cliff. American troops made extraordinary sacrifices to give iraqis an opportunity to claim their own future. President obama addressing the crisis unfolding in iraq. He says the u. S. Is not responsible and sheds responsibility back to iraqs government. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Live from new york city, im morgan radford. President obama vowed to help iraqs government fight off the sunni rebellion. He will not send in troops. The president says its up to the iraqis to fix sectarian problems. Tehran is ready to assist iraq in the fight against Islamic State of iraq and levant. Iran says they are yet to receive a request for help. The New York Times report that some iraqi initials are frustrated at the response. Nouri almaliki is taking every step possible to stave off i. S. I. L. s
Birthday leap. The former president celebrates 90 with another jump. Scrunch the human toll, 4400 americans killed. More than 30,000 wounded. The pricetag more than a trillion dollars. Tonight, there are new questions about what the United States accomplished in the nineyear iraq war. President obama is on the spot tonight. Republicans say he was caught off guard. The white house says it will help iraq. The question is how . My team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them i dont rule out anything. In iraq, an alqaedainspired group sieged two major cities and say they are headed for baghdad. Today, the kurds in the north took over the oilrich city of kirkuk. There are reports iran is getting involved battling what the their president calls terrorism. Reporter a Senior Advisor in the Iraqi Ministry of defense confirmed that special forces as well as highlytrained forces he described them as elite forces will carry out military oper