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Those heroes of the movement would not have had to be heroic, if there hadn't been a world or raid against them, a very powerful world including at times all of the powers that be in our country. it is inspiring now to see echos of civil rights heroism in our country today. it is unsettling to see echos in our country today of what they fought against. joining us now is charles ogletree, thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> happy to be with you, rachel. >> why was dr. king perceived as a threat, such a dangerous threat to national security, particularly after that speech. >> a lot...

>> happy to be with you, rachel. >> why was dr. king perceived as a threat, such a dangerous threat to national security, particularly after that speech. >> a lot of this was in j. edgar hoover's mind. he did it not just with king, malcolm x, harry bellafonte who was supported. what made it even worse, if you think about it, bobby kennedy played a role as the attorney general, looking into these cases, talking about indicting people. they did nothing wrong, nonviolence, very peaceful, and yet they were threats to america according to j. edgar hoover. when you look at the kinds of fights that a...

Works, is that it's something that you pay to the jail. you pay bail to whatever entity is holding you, to get yourself out of jail. but it's kind of a promise, right? you're giving them money as a way of saying, thank you for letting me out of jail right now, i will give you this money to hold because it's a promise. you hold this money, and that money stands as my promise that i will come back to stand trial. if i don't come back, at least you got the money. it's like a guarantee you'll come back, right? >> you have to raise bail money, if you're planning to show up for your trial, you expec...

Pens. children, and they held them in jail. and they set bail for them. of course, the way the bail works, is that it's something that you pay to the jail. you pay bail to whatever entity is holding you, to get yourself out of jail. but it's kind of a promise, right? you're giving them money as a way of saying, thank you for letting me out of jail right now, i will give you this money to hold because it's a promise. you hold this money, and that money stands as my promise that i will come back to stand trial. if i don't come back, at least you got the money. it's like a guarantee you'll come b...

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