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Journalism and also for the african-american and the cause for human rights in america. martin luther king's strategy of nonviolent direct action inspired a wave of young activists to take up the cause. >> king was able to energize young ministers, young students. he set a tone of "let's come out of these cathedrals, let's come out of these offices, and let's do something in the streets." >> beginning in february 1960, cities fromreensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and refused to leave until they were served. sit-ins introduced a new, more confrontational tactic t...

Journalism and also for the african-american and the cause for human rights in america. martin luther king's strategy of nonviolent direct action inspired a wave of young activists to take up the cause. >> king was able to energize young ministers, young students. he set a tone of "let's come out of these cathedrals, let's come out of these offices, and let's do something in the streets." >> beginning in february 1960, in cities from greensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and refused to leave until they were served. sit-ins introduced a new, more confrontational tac...

Medium with B.B.C. Radio still. It's 10 o'clock B.B.C. Radio Scotland News I'm DUNCAN KERR cope a church service is underway in the southern French town of trade to remember the 4 people killed in a series of attacks by an Islamist government later this week will be a national tribute to all of the police officer who died saving hostages Scotland's farming industry experienced a shortfall of seasonal migrant workers such as fruit and vegetable pickers last year according to new research a report from Scotland's rural college commissioned by the Scottish Government found recruitment agencies w...

Of a mile away from that stage, we're with jocelyn garcia, representing the oldest and biggest student association in this country, so big, so old, such a legacy that they worked for dr. king to organize sit-ins at lunch counters. jocelyn, i say this respectfu y respectfully, you don't have much of an entourage, you didn't have to do much to get the students to show up today. >> not me personally, because students understand their rights, they understand there is power in numbers. they're not just naive people who don't understand how things work. students have power. and they wanted to come h...

Seems like it is never enough particularly when wage growth, okay, so there may be some parody as well as black/white wage growth but when you have inflation growing by 604%. 604% since 1968, it is like we can never catch up in terms of wage group. we are already behind in wage group. >> as dr. king says he fought so black folks have the right to go to lunch counters and now he had to fight to make sure they can afford the lunch. this is what we are dealing now with valley and our colleague's report. i saw in your these that black children are nearly twice likely exposed to smog and toxins tha...