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And there is not a lot of public or Public Policy leadership around this issue. I think king would feel proud there were victories in the Civil Rights Movement, many of which happened after he passed. And there are people fighting to make sure those victories remain, even when there are massive efforts to overturn those victories. Host coverage of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington takes place on cspan and will also take place on wednesday with special coverage on this program as well as the president giving a speech. The president s impact on civil rights to date . Guest that is ...

[indiscernible crowd noise] indiscernible crowd noise] indiscernible crowd noise] looking at downtown d. C. Just off the National Mall commemorating the march on washington for jobs and freedom led by Martin Luther king jr. On august 28, 1963. The anniversary itself is wednesday when another gathering is planned and president obama will be here. Well have live coverage on cspan and cspan radio of that appearance. If you missed any of the rally that just ended well show you ighlights from that rally. For those of us who are from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders hen the pr...

For those of us from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders when dr. Martin luther king jr. Quote it the prophet isaiah, i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill should be made low and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the lord should be revealed and all flesh. And this is the faith that we go back to the south with and those are our marching orders and this is the faith that we go back to the south with. Yes, the south. Where some are still trying to fight the civil war. Where we areh witnessing this vicious attack on vo...

And others understood the intersection between racial equality and economic justice. The civil rights struggle is a struggle for good jobs and decent wages. And no while not the only solution they got, that Educational Opportunities is the highway to Economic Opportunity, which is why we must reclaim the promise of Public Education. And as i close, let me just say this, we stand here today as students, my friend and brother lee saunders, and myself, 50 years ago another gay person had to be in the shadows. But today i speak as a teacher, a worker, a labor activist, and a gay person deeply comm...

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