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But by the time that judge parker dies in 1896, the country had changed. >> six months before parker's death, the u.s. supreme court makes a ruling with long-term effects on civil rights. >> what many do not realize is that america actually makes positive strides toward racial equality during reconstruction following the civil war. but the plessy vs. ferguson separate-but-equal decision in 1896 brings an end to much of that racial progress. >> plessy vs. ferguson ruled in separate but equal, in other words, segregation -- segregated schools, segregated water fountains, and all of these things ...

Or an indictment there really isn't necessarily a call to arms. she's not going to recuse herself. how do you think this is all going to end up? >> it's ugly right now. i don't want to get into the predicting of it but she took a crisis situation and i think she made it worse. i really do. >> well what about people celebrating in the street? how do you think that makes cops feel? >> sickening. it's warped. there are no winners in this. you know this, judge. when the ferguson decision came out, new york with eric garner you didn't see the cops applauding and having victory parties and high fivi...

Isn't necessarily a call to arms. she's not going to recuse herself. how do you think this is all going to end up? >> it's ugly right now. i don't want to get into the predicting of it, but she took a crisis situation and i think she made it worse. i really do. >> well, what about people celebrating in the street? how do you think that makes cops feel? >> sickening. it's warped. there are no winners in this. you know this, judge. when the ferguson decision came out, new york with eric garner, you didn't see the cops applauding and having victory parties and high fiving each other. there are no...

Social change and upheaval around it and i sort of often felt myself thinking, how would today archie's bunker, how would the son of that guy be responding if there were a show today to something like ferguson in the news, garner decision is in the news this week. it's sort of that culturally conservative lunch pale character. if you were doing "all in the family" today, how do you think you'd be treating the garner and ferguson decision? >> archie would be having a very difficult time with it. he certainly was not a hater. he was afraid of progress. you know, black families moving next door, ...

>> you saw me and tavis -- >> yeah. you guys went at it. >> tavis and i are very friendly. but that's the way we talk around the kitchen table. we can disagree. >> and it's a very intense conversation. and it's a conversation that needs to be had because it's not over. and to see this generation step up and have that opportunity to have their voices be heard and to make a difference, i love it, man. and i love seeing people, seeing everyone come together in times of tragedy. >> you were in london when the ferguson decision was announced. >> yes. >> and you said you wished you were in ferguson....