will join us to talk about his goal of promoting equality through the civil rights act and economic opportunities. the discussion continues later with the heritage foundation and the brennan center who will talk about the voting rights act in your time -- >> in your time we have the opportunity to move not only to the rich and powerful society, but upward to the great society. ♪ good morning. host: been fifth -- >> the, it has been 50 years. this weekend on washington journal we will examine his goal of ending journal -- ending inequality. half a century later, how are we doing? this morning in light of the developing story in ferguson, missouri, we will begin with

great tribulations america. and then with the creation of pbs, we will be focusing on it all this week you're on washington journal. we will begin with your calls and comments on race relations. host: this is the story this morning, the front page of "the washington post." a curfew was in place in ferguson, missouri. good,ines intersect michael brown. more in the moment. first look at the other sunday all heard onams, c-span radio, beginning with

"meet the press." >> today on the sunday tv talk shows the topics will include reaction to the shooting of an unarmed teenager in ferguson, missouri. also, airstrikes in iraq. and politics. as you mentioned, you can hear .ebroadcasts getting at noon guests today include jay nixon, who by the way is appearing on many of these shows today. also, john lewis of georgia and michael turner of ohio. also mayor stephanie rawlings blake of baltimore. ," withm., "this week kelsey gabbard and adam kinzinger of illinois. at 2 p.m. eastern here "fox news ," with rick perry and ron

johnson. "state of the union" begins with another appearance by governor nixon and peter king, new york republican and lacy clay. at 4 p.m. eastern, face the nation from cbs, would governor , cornell mike rogers william brooks, and michael eric dyson. the sun the network talk shows are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. rebroadcasts of those shows begin at noon eastern with "meet week," "fox"this news sunday," and "state of the union," and then "face the nation." listen to them all on c-span radio here in the washington dc area, across the country on xm satellite radio, and you can download our free app for your smart phone or listen online at

c-span.org. [indiscernible] anniversary of dr. king's march on washington and 50 years after the great society points out that "with sizable majorities of whites and blacks, they think that there is some racial discrimination today. blacks are more likely to save is widespread. 40% of blacks say that there is a lot of discrimination today compared to just 15% of whites who say that. the whole story is available online. joining us from missouri, reverend jesse jackson, who traveled there. thank you so much for being with us. good morning.: host: first of all, the curfew put on the ground by governor nixon and what you sense in the community today.

first of all,er: the police work has not been good. to removeextreme was all the police where the looting took place. it took us eight days to release the picture and the name of the .hooter the number of bullets that hit mr. and the trajectory has not yet .een released there is a tremendous polarization between the majority black and white communities and it will take some time to bridge that gap. host: the headline, "on edge in anduson," also teargas it smoke bombs used to disperse the

crowd. evanescent of past experiences you have been through? yes.r: you had these strong-arm tactics taking place in birmingham and the like. ron johnson of the state police deserves much credit. even the teargas was used with , i would say, ending on that note. but i would say that quietness is the absence of noise, peace the presence of justice. three or six policemen, firemen, and teachers. the unemployment is three times or four times higher than the national average. until we address in a meaningful way urban policy and plans for happenedction, it has

lest wemall points address the bigger meaning of the ferguson explosion. you see the looting that has been going on, in stark contrast to what dr. king talked about, we saw that after his assassination in 1968. we saw it-- caller: when he was alive and he called riots the voices of the unheard. people have given up on the process. those who vote can elect mayors. those who vote can elect judges and prosecutors, so they must renew their spirits and use that to bring themselves into the process of equal potential under

the law. whereby also a system the residents of a given community are so unrepresented by the police or fire department , the teaching corps, it is a kind of legal looting of your jobs and contracts. lawyers. the community is under a kind of oppression. i was hoping that there would be some plan that was equal to the opportunity that they leveled. what do you think happened between 18-year-old michael brown and ferguson police officer daryl wilson? caller: there was no practice involved, no fights. he was in the neighborhood. was on thems of what videotape, by the way, it was a

tug-of-war of sorts that took place. ran to the car. we don't know what that conversation was. he was shot multiple times. if you look at that community ,nd that shooting in that way it is in itself astonishing that he would use those firearms and after he was down eyewitnesses report that he was shot even after he was down. that certainly represents the eyewitness accounts. we are speaking with reverend jesse jackson from just outside ferguson, missouri on the sunday morning. we initially asked you to come on to join us to talk about the great society program 50 years after resident johnson and mark on that program.

this question, 50 years later, how are we doing, especially on race relations in america? report well, we have a that came out during the season of riots and all of that that described in great each ale to societies who were free but unequal. separate but unequal. racial gaps in social life are close to what we go through. games together, libraries, hotels, motels, public affairs. there is a sense of ease their. it was a place that we could not go to. from virginia to texas, we can use the same public tub -- public toilet. my high school class and i pitched on the state capitol in , we had to sit

behind the pows. there was a staunch rachel -- racial apartheid. on the other hand we are now free, but the inequality and disparity gap is astonishing. and it -- in chicago, for you have 50 public schools that have been closed. 50 drug stores closed. 75 grocery stores closed. the banks with their subprime living schemes have really undercut the middle class and a major way. the banks of bailout and the people have not made the lending or the investment. the banks are targeting on a racial basis, but not a single charge of criminal behavior has been filed. like to say that there is a new south today.

you did not have had the carolina panthers behind the cotton curtain. you could not have had the length -- the olympics in and the newrgia south. you could not have had the dallas cowboys in houston, texas . all of that new south is because the curtain has been pulled down. whites have been major beneficiaries of the new south civil rights laws. that's why it seems positive for everyone but has been enforced. reverend jackson, thank you very much for joining us here on c-span. we will continue with your calls and comments on the state of racial relations today. this tweet is from edward, who says we have unfinished is ms. unfinisheds --

business as americans. this headline, from "the detroit police,ss," "warrior are these weapons needed? officer say yes." audrey, democrats line, good morning. good morning. you know, race is so high here today. this is something that i do every morning and have been doing for years. i go out every morning at 5:00 and i walked for an hour and a half, an hour and 45 minutes to two hours. i wear all white. i have a hat with lights on it. i was out walking two years ago. i saw this officer before i got to him. i walked past him. ran up and put his hands a my

shoulders and said -- who are you, what are you doing out here? i said -- excuse me, get your hand off me, i am walking my will morning exercise. this man held me there for 45 minutes. what is your name, address, phone number? all of this for walking at 5:00 in the morning. the whole time he had his hand on his gun. and then i looked up, there are lights. he has called for backup. four cops,. all i am doing is walking, something i do every single morning. was it because of the time of the morning? caller: i have been doing this for years. i need some me time for me. host: this is in your neighborhood? caller: yes. all the cops came up. this is a white cop. i'm black.

a child of the 50's and 60's. one of the cops got out of the car and asked -- what the hell are you doing? he said -- look at her, out here this time of morning, she could be a criminal, i don't know. the cop said -- you know what? she has been doing this for years. sometimes i pull over to the side to make sure nothing happens to her. she don't bother anybody. why are you harassing her? i don't know, too much crime going on. he said i was loitering. loiterers don't have a home. i have a home. host: did the officer apologize? caller: no, he did not. host: thank you -- go ahead? other officer apologized for me and suggested that i go to the station to make a report. i did, but it didn't do any

good, they said they had the right to do this. i said nobody had the right to harass anyone for anything. host: thank you for the call. the next call comes to us from baltimore, bruce, independent line. good morning. caller: if is really just happened to that woman, that was wrong. but maybe it was that one individual. don't judge all police officers because of that one incident. host: how is next. good morning. caller: good morning, how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: you said race relations in america, it is hard, i am very open-minded, you know? it still seems to be more of a performance over anti-racism and bigotry. there are victims out there police murders and stuff. the root cause is that some people, it seems like, in

america some people don't have a ninth amendment. we talked a lot about -- you here?these democrats out this is a democratic issue down there. they talk about vote for me, vote for me, then they send the cops out. thank you for the call. this is from inside "the washington post." the disparity between these st. louis suburbs. ferguson and crestwood. ferguson has a population of 21,000 residents, 67% black, 29% white. the median household income is just over $37,000 per year. the poverty level is at 22%. crestwood, where the population is about 12,000, it is only 1.6 percent black, 93 percent white, the median overhold income is just 67,000. the poverty level is at 4%.

lauren, you are next. host: thank you. i had a friend who died recently of cancer. a poor black kid from the south side of chicago. people, black, white, rich, poor, came to his aid while he had cancer and afterwards. we need to hear more stories where people are getting along. thatnk we would recognize we are more similar than different. i appreciate your time. john, what is your assessment from michigan? caller: host: hello? yes, good morning. caller: i think that the race aretions this morning absolutely going in the wrong direction. guest: -- host: why is that? caller: the reason is that

people are afraid to address this issue. white people are afraid to say anything about black people putuse they are immediately in the racist category by everybody. as long as that is happening and we can voice our opinion of what is going on? then things aren't going to get better. we are talking about the state of race relations. you can join in on the conversation. many of you already weighing in on facebook. here are some of your comments. from patrick -- he says rotten as always. bonnie says that it is only bad in some circles. and then there is this, from

lauren, who said that personally they never had a problem, always good. this from derek -- people do not trust one another. people do not trust their government. this is regardless of race. al, cambridge, ohio. host: good morning, steve. i believe what the previous caller said, just about walking out in the street. agree that there is a lot of racism. when you have a survey of 15%? they really had a chance to consider what some of the minorities go through in this country in order to get around. i think a lot of it has to do with the pressure on the police to make arrests. when they say -- when they see people in the street, since a lot of minorities are

economically disadvantaged, you know, they tend to be out in the street. so, the police, just in order to fulfill their quotas or whatever the local municipality deems the police should be capable of accomplishing as far as crime reduction, they feel pressured to make these arrests. that is my comment. host: do you think there are quotas in place by local police departments? i fault the media for not pursuing some of these policemen who have gone into their meetings and actually recorded -- especially in new york, recorded that they have to make so many stops per day. sorry, so many stops per month. called are not, they are on the carpet and asked about it. perform badly on the job, so they try to meet these quotas.

thank you very much for the call. this is from steve -- host: the story this morning, from "the st. louis coach and -- st. louis post-dispatch." the curfew went into effect this atning, and ron johnson said a briefing before 3 a.m. this morning "lease began using smoke bombs early this morning after learning that men were on the roof of reds barbecue. police were going to walk in teams but the plan changed with the report of the men on the roof. there was a shooting victim near the area. a police car was shot at. a man stood in the street with a handgun. the rain held to disperse some of the protesters. the shooter was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. -- vehicle."

throughout this week we're looking at the legacy of lbj, including issues around race and the economy. hamilton, montana, independent line, good morning. good morning, steve. i think that the race relations in this day and age in the united states are abhorrent. we are all people, everyone of us. we should all be taking care of each other like we were one big family. ofsounds great, but lots people talk eight from the day they're born. my father used to point me out to everybody. see that tiny guy? you are not better than him. is that big guy, no one better than you, you are just as good as everyone else. i thank him for that. i didn't grow up around nasty racial slurs that i hear coming from people. they have to take it -- think about that all the time. it takes time and energy to

think like a bigot and hate evil although time. this whole planet is about love. if you don't get it, you may have to come back the next time in a worse place. that is what you pay for, your karma. you don't learn to love this time around? that is what you pay for it, your karma. host: this is from "politico." in the wake of the indictment of the texas governor's defense, ted cruz, body -- ted cruz, bobby jindal, jeb bush, they all came out in strong defense of rick perry yesterday. saturday senator cruz, who previously served as the top lawyer, blasted the prosecution is politically motivated. this morning, more on the obstacle for the redemption onr, as rick perry in iowa tuesday -- he writes that the

political redemption tour hit a massive speed bump on friday when he was indicted on two felony counts of abusing the powers of his office. the story is also available online. from madison, maine. stewart is on the phone. the issue is race relations in america today. good morning, stuart. nobody has mentioned jobs. i mean jobs with dignity. i have a job when i was younger raising my family, a shovel job. i put on my boots, i worked, i could go home with a decent paycheck. these kids today don't have that. what i had in my life. if they brought this back, if we got both sides of this government working, instead of bringing it up as race relations and having us go against each other -- it is totally wrong,

they love it it washington. they take care of their own down there. host: who takes care of who? caller: both sides of the aisle take care of themselves and their friends. they put us at odds with each other. i don't care who it is or what it is. if you give the people jobs with black, yellow, green, i don't care the collar, you will work side-by-side because you had to admit he. this craft that is going on right now, picking sides with color? washington.om i think that the american people realize that if you give them good jobs, whatever color we are, whatever background we come from, they need jobs with money in their pockets to give them pride. kids today don't have pride, i'm sorry. it has gone out of our society. it is shot to hell.

that's why you see things like this. host: thank you for the call. caller: i hope the government wakes up and sees this. we need jobs. this is from the front page of "the new york times." "governor nixon will be on sunday morning programs today." adjacent to that, "doctors retreating as the ebola fight continues to grow harder. of those doctors are on relief missions in sub-saharan africa. joan is joining us from stamford, connecticut. the question, the state of race relations today, 50 years after the great society plan from lbj. good morning. caller: hello? host: good morning. it's poverty.eve and i believe a lot of the poverty comes from the government subsidizing

illegitimacy. i feel.how i really believe this to be true. when people are poor, they are very frustrated. that is my comment. thank you. thank you. mani, locus valley, new york. i do believeler: that the riots you're seeing all over the country is a recognition from black people that culture is much rate of the law. even though the law does not allow people to shoot down black people in the street like dogs, there is a culture that permeates throughout law enforcement that devalues the law of black -- the lives of black people. the police stop young black boys and ask for id when there is no requirement for that under the law. for every black person hearing my voice, you need to understand that you have the right to be silent and you never have to speak to a police officer.

simply ask for lightly if you're free to go, and if the answer is not yes, do not ask another question or say another word, they will use your statements against you. that is a culture that has ripened. caller: -- host: this is from carol -- this is from one of the contributions at msnbc. "the typical house hold income is worth one third less, the middle-class is dying, that is the inevitable conclusion showing that it has lost one third of its value over the last 10 years. i know you are constantly being assaulted by political outrage and suppose it game changing news items, but this number

should shock us. it should keep us up at night. from 88,000 to 56,000 in just 10 years. what are we going to do, america? congress is screwed. this is literally, objectively the worst congress ever." the whole story is available online. marvin, atlantic beach. morning, good morning. i wanted to make a few comments. i am 46 years old and am african-american. in my lifetime i have stopped by the police, spread across my car. only because i was educated by i run into these situations i know, hands down, do not do anything, do not go for your wallet, do not do anything. just listen and complied. with that said, there is a