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>> we are confronted primarily with a moral issue. it as old as the scriptures and as clear as the american constitution. the heart of the question is, whether all americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities. >> hours after that speech, after midnight, medger evers was shot and killed in his driveway a few steps from his front doosh. civil rights leaders rallied across the country and pressed for meaningful legislation and they determined a march on washington, something that civil right leader a. phillip randolph, had been talking about for years was the way to go. but...

40 of north carolina's roughly 100 counties have been covered by the voting rights act. now that's been undone. what do you think the president should do in leadership on that? it's obviously a national issue that affects your state. >> exactly. well, we believe that number one, it was bad what they've done. it's tried to gut the voting rights act that one of our legislators described it as a headache. we said he was racially and historically insensitive because the voting rights act was won because people like medger evers was shot in the heart and people died for that right. we believe the p...

Remain in the annals of history next to medger evers and emmett till as symbols for the fight for equal justice for all. >> benjamin crump right there continued saying "it's time for the country to move forward from this tragedy and learn from it." >> the verdict has sparked emotional protests across the country. it started outside the courthouse in sanford, florida last night. take a look and listen to what was there. >> nationwide protest! nationwide protest! >> people demanding protests. people went openly. important for you to see the faces in that crowd. many of them black but not all of ...

>> my grandmother always growing up talked about civil rights, medger evers, even malcolm x. but she always talked about always remember these people. i mean she always talked about. especially when i was a little kid, but even when i became a teenager, don't forget because she's the reason that mohamed ali is the greatest sports influence in my life. i mean, she talked about these people all the time, and i really appreciate her giving me that foundation. >> she worked in a meat packing plant. >> my mom was a maid, and my grandmother worked in a meat packing factory. and they worked so hard. ...

That is what medger evers was. he was a great american hero. that is what others honored in this museum were -- true american heros. today we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice, we pray for inspiration from their example. we want our country to be a place where every child from every background can grow up free from fear, innocent of hatred, and surrounded by love, opportunity and hope. >> reporter: so there you heard part of the president's message here. he also spent some time, a good deal of time, talking about medger evers, about james meredith, and he hailed the civil rights hero, he ...