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Rallying cry. quote, no celebration without legislation. king's eldest son calling for action. >> holiday should be a day on, not a day off. today we're not here to celebrate, we are here to be on. we're here to call on president biden and the senate to pass the freedom to vote john r. lewis act, and to warn that our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. history will be watching what happens tomorrow. black and brown americans will be watching what happens tomorrow. in 50 years, students will read about what happens tomorrow and know whether our leaders had the integrity to do the ...

Debating two bills already passed by the house. the freedom to vote act on the john lewis voting rights advancement act. schumer is moving ahead despite almost certain defeat admit opposition. and while democratic senators manchin and sinema support the bills, neither of them but a change to the filibuster to make those bills law. this morning, in washington, dr. martin luther king junior's family led a march for voting rights afterwards. dr. king's eldest son called the senate on the house to act. >> our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. history will be watching what happens t...

To speak for the man's politics and i won't be one of them tonight or tomorrow. but i will say where this shutdown is concerned, i do not believe for a second a man who lived and died trying to build bridges between people would be at all supportive of a wall. joining me is dr. king's eldest child who has carried that mantle on in civil rights, martin luther king iii. thank you for being with us tonight, martin. what is your thoughts as we look at the tone of this country? it will be 51 years this april that your father was assassinated. and he would have been 90 years old earlier this week. w...

Kenne kennedy sat with us from time to time. when i met with president kennedy and later president johnson, part of the so-called big six, they would say make me do it. make me say yes when i may have a desire to say no. create the climate. create year-to-date the environment. it is never up to the civil rights community to get out there and push and pull. >> you are a live testament to the idea that you've got to make some noise in this society and you've done that. i really appreciate your time here this morning. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, congressman. reverend al sharpton organ...

What do you expect from the president? >> well, the president is the president. he's not a civil rights leader. there's a difference. president johnson, president kennedy sat with us from time to time. when i met with president kennedy and later president johnson, part of the so-called big six, they would say, make me do it. make me say, yes, when i may have a desire to say no. create the climate. create the environment. it is up to the civil rights community to get up there and push and pull. >> you are a live testament to the idea that you've got to make some noise in this society and you've...