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Not to come up with some small ideas about what will make a change here and a change over there. it's to make big systemic change. >> the spin room is heaven. that's "hardball" for the big week we just had. thanks for joining us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. tonight on "all in" -- >> america does not want to witness a food fight. they want to know how we're going to put food on their table. >> democrats vying to take on trump make history. >> i'm still holding on to that torch. >> tonight record viewership for the first democratic debates of 20. >> we should call that hypocris...

And, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bussed to school every day. and that little girl was me. so i will tell you that on this subject, it cannot be an intellectual debate among democrats. we have to take it seriously. do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose bussing in america then? do you agree? >> i did not oppose bussing in america. what i opposed is bussing ordered by the department of education. that's what i opposed. i did not oppose -- >> well, there is a failure of states to integrate ...

Ever opposed voluntary bussing. and as a program that senator harris participated in, and it made a difference in her life. >> joining me mao howard dean, former dnc chair and a 2004 democratic presidential candidate, amy allison, president of the national political organization she the people, and dorian warren, president of the national community organizing group community change. amy, let me start with you. so there are two levels i want to talk about this on, and we'll start with the kind of performance level, for lack of a better word, just the dynamics of the exchange and your impression...

In civil rights. >> dana: that was a hot topic today and joe biden went to chicago at rainbow coalition and decided to address this issue again. watch this. >> i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including bussing. i never, never, infer ever opposed voluntary bussing. it is constitutional question, to protect civil rights of every single american. that is always been my position. >> dana: jesse, leading up to the debate, biden is only one who has to defend 45-year record with what happened in the past, attitudes that have changed and he looked like the...

This side of the grave, but then once in a lifetime that long tidal wave of justice rises up, and hope and history win. folks, we're in a position now where the american people have seen the very dark side of america. every generation is saying, enough. we have a chance. a real chance. we have a chance to stand up and be remembered for who we are. this is the united states of america, there's nothing we've not been able to do if we're united in it. you know, all those lines everybody remembers from john kennedy's speeches about going to the moon. this is a challenge we're willing to accept, bu...