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Is africanamerican. We have made an important statement as a country. We have to continue to work at this thing. If we dont continue to step forward, we will go backwards. Because the world is moving. To stand still is to go back. We have to keep moving forward. Thats what the movement is about. Moving forward, recognizing those changes we still have to make. Host a commemoration today on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. Call American History tv at reverend lafayette, you were in selma, alabama several years right or to the marches, the events that happened in march of 1965. Tell us how ...

Woodie gutherie is most famous for writing this land is your land. He was born in oklahoma and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. For those people who were Migrant Workers from Oklahoma Kansas and texas during the era who have found them else in california, literally starving. Woodie recorded very few songs of his own. We have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. Thats what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. Watch all of ou...

History tv. All weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook on cspan historyhistory. Each week, relel america brings you films of the past. Up next, the entire 26 minute meet the press interview from 1965. Mr. Brooks this is ned brooks inviting you to meet the press. Meet the press is a Public Affairs presentation of nbc news. Mr. Brooks our guest today on meet the press is dr. Martin luther king, jr. , who led the civil rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama. Dr. King, who is the winner of the nobel peace prize, is president of the southern christi...

Mr. Spivak dr. King, former president truman was quoted by the a. P. As saying that the march from selma and this was his word was silly, and cant accomplish a darn thing except to attract attention. There have been two murders, many beatings and a federal expenditure for troops of about 300,000. Would you say that what the march accomplished was worth that cost . Dr. King well, first, i would say that the march was not silly at all. I would think that the march did more to dramatize the indignities and the injustices that negro people continue to face in the st many other sections of the sout...

Please welcome the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama, accompanied by mr. And mrs. Mr. George bush and mrs. Laura bush and accompanied by john lewis. [ hail to the chief playing] [cheers and applause] [cheering] good afternoon again. I have the distinct pleasure to introduce to you, the governor of alabama, governor Robert Bentley. [applause] president obama mrs. Obama president bush, mrs. Bush, congressman lewis congressman sewall mayor evans it is an honor for me to be on the stage with you today and welcome all of these people to this great state of alabama. Its a person...