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Evers and other key events in the movement. In an unprecedented threehour report, nbc news presents the American Revolution of 63. A study of the american negroes struggle for equality. Here is nbc news correspondent, frank mcghee. There comes a time, there even comes a moment in the affairs of men when they sense that their lives are being altered forever. That an old order is dying and a new one is being born. That moment comes sooner for some and for others, it comes later. For some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart. For others, when familiar words are spoken. Later, but still suddenly it seems, men are saying things and doing things theyve never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution, but we cannot say, though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some forgotten afternoon when a s ....
Report, nbc news presents the American Revolution of 63. Here is frank mcgee. There comes a time there even comes a moment in the affairs of for some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart, for others, when words are spoken more sharply. Later, but still suddenly, it seems men are saying and doing things they have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. But we cannot say, though hell store ins will try though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some afternoon when a shadow passes over the fields, and it is no longer in summer. So did the American Revolution of 63, begin in birmingham in 1955, or in montgomery, or in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision, or in 1863 wit ....
But then one of the governors aides suggest he listen more closely to the line that follows in birmingham they love the governor. The next line anybody remember . Boo, boo, boo. Sung by a group of female africanamerican backup singers. Including, by the way, the great mary clayton who originated the role of the acid queen in the whos tommy. That has nothing to do with what were talking about tonight. I just think thats a cool fact. So ronny and the boys never got their citation from the governor. We have chosen this line as the title for our program tonight because it is like the legacy of George Wallace debated, parsed, and still relevant in the 21st century america. We are fortunate to have three respected and accomplished scholars with us tonight to explore the role of George Wallace in birmingham civil rights struggle and the legacy of wallace in our politics and culture ....