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Discomfort that this gentleman has a say so whether i keep my position or not, not based on merit, but based on my race or the color of my skin. and that does cause me some concern. >> principal brian wright i appreciate you being with us as well. and professor eddie claude i appreciate you being with us as well. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. coming up later, stevie wonder is tonight's big 360 interview. he talks extensively about his role in helping to establish today's holiday. >> everyone has a right to their opinion. but if you truly believe that you want to see a better world, a...

Our baser selves and reach for a higher example of ourselves. >> do you agree with that? >> not only do i agree with it, but i echo his sentiments entirely. the best way for us to lead our children is through education. you asked a question earlier, what do my students believe what's happening? the best thing for us to do is to educate our children what is right, what is wrong, and let them express their own opinions, get their own beliefs, get them started. >> principal wright, what's been the reaction in the community to these radio broadcasts? >> in the community it's been one of outrage. y...

Resources that the fbi under j. edgar hoover devoted to tracking king, to tape recording and bugging rooms, it's extraordinary what -- the amount of resources they put into this. >> right. i mean, one of the things we do know that came out of the civil rights movement, that came out of watergate was the extent of civilian shall we say fbi involvement in channeling and covering every day ordinary citizens. so what we see is the counter intelligence program that led to an enormous amount of surveillance of every day ordinary people in their efforts to struggle for freedom. king bore the brunt of...

Republican senator jesse helms handed out a 300-page document about king's alleged communist connections. senator moynihan threw it on the ground and called it filth. they all attacked the man, dr. martin luther king. what none of them seemed to understand, is that what made dr. king's accomplishments so remarkable is that he was just a man, an all too human being, he made mistakes, he had personal failings, and yet he was able to do what so many other men and women could not do. he helped give a movement its direction. he helped give a people its voice. mr. reese agreed to come on the show to...

Principal wright, when you first heard mr. reese reading this letter over and over on the radio, what did you think? >> well, i first thought that this can't be real? i thought, wow, that's a surprise. >> you've met him, right? >> in this day and age to hear that response. >> you know him? >> yes, sir, i do know him, and meetings we had were pleasant at the time. so needless to say, it caught me by surprise to see mr. reese speaking about dr. king in his messages. >> professor claude, none of these things are knew, these are all smears that have been said for years? >> yeah, we heard them duri...