Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180715:17:44:00
No excuse. the till case, in august of '55 and rosa parks standing up in december of '55 changed the life of everyone in the south, and emmett till changed my life considerably. one of the watchers in new york, gregory huchison, who is retired here, was the black housekeeper in my home. i was 12 years old and she brought me the pictures of emmett till in his coffin, explained to me what it meant, and moreover told me black people were being killed not only in mississippi but in birmingham by the klan and the police. so that case was life changing for me and i think it's appalling that someone ...