less than a year later, lyndon b. johnson signed the civil rights act which outlined segregation. thousands of marchers converged on washington, d.c. commemorating the anniversary. the rally was led by kings son and held for action on jobs, voting rights, and gun violence. >> this is not the time for nostalgic celebration. the task is not done. the journey is not complete. we can and we must to do more. >> speakers paid tribute over the past five decades including barack obama as the first black president. >> on this anniversary, i am joined by a professor at duke university. thank you very much for joining us. martin luther king, of course, had a dream. as a sign that report, there is a lot of debate as to the extent it has come true. >> that is true. do you want me to talk about that? >> i would. >> we have had a great deal of progress for people who are well off and educated. there is been an increase in the black middle class and a number of blacks getting college degrees, but no change in the one third of the population of black people that are poor. twice as many blacks are

then there is the issue of segregation addressed by lyndon b. johnson with the civil rights bill and the brown versus board of education decision. but here are the economic numbers. intensity segregated schools have dropped markedly over the years. but segregated schools, those 50% nonwhite or more have gone from 3/4 in 1968 to 3/4 today. >> we are sending far too kids into schools that don't have the resources for them to succeed and we are kicking kids out. >> so school segregation, unequal employments and income gaps are working against the aspirations of that march. we spoke to berkeley's substitute for research on labor unemployment about the median black household earning 59% of the median white household in 2013. >> i am trying to stress the fact we cannot compare '60s to today and say it is a failure. we had a limited victory then. but we need victories today as well. >> black americans are doing better on the higher end of the spectrum but any notion of equality is hard to justify when you see pay, and economics are not close to being on par to

king's speech right here when lyndon b. johnson signed the civil rights act.was grateful when the king family adopted me as their presidential candidate in 1976. every handshake from dr. king, every hug from coretta got me a million yankees votes, and coretta was in the hotel room with me and rosalynn when i was elected president. the freedom citation to coretta and dr. king, i quote, he gazed at the great wall of segregation and saw the power of love could bring it down. he made our nation stronger because he made it better. we were able to create a national historic site where dr. king lived, worked and worship. it's next door to the center linked together just by walking path. at the center we tried to make we follow the same as theirs, emphasizing peace and human rights. i remember dr. king said too many people think martin king freedom only black people. in truth he freed all people. and added it's not enough to have the right to sit at the lunch counter if you can't afford to buy a meal. and he said the ghetto looks the same even from the front seat of t

was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, president lyndon b johnson signed the fair housing act of 1968it was the last piece of legislation of the civil rights era. it out lawed discrimination in rent and sales of home. he launched the freedom move to bring it to northern cities. they protested the cities entrenched in housing segregation. by 1968 the fair housing act a had languished on the floor for two years. after martin luther king jr.'s murder president johnson pushed the law through. >> i do not exaggerate when i say the proudest moments of my presidency have been times such as this when i have signed into law the promises of a century. >> michael: the promises of a century. nearly 50 years later the promise of fair housing still has not been fulfilled. since the start of the financial crisis in 2007 $10 million people have lost their homes due to foreclosure. 10 million people. that's the population o of new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. think about that. while this wave of foreclosure has affected all americans. black homeowners are twice as likely to be forced from

his new challenge: playing president lyndon b. johnsong that was good old boy and comforting. but when he got angry you knew it. >> reporter: from presidents to thugs, brian cranston has indeed found his place in the world. at age 57, he says he still feels like a kid. >> to this day when i drive on to a studio lot, i just smile because, look at this. look what i get to do. >> reporter: even now? oh, yeah. oh, yeah. you've got to love to do it and i love it. it's my miss stress. i will have an affair with acting for as long as i can. >> reporter: and your wife is okay with that. >> it's the only misstress she'll let me have. >> osgood: coming up? beautiful. 1, 2, and 3. >> osgood: snapshot. ♪ [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. trusted heartburn relief that goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! with olay regenerist eye and lash duo. the serum instantly thickens and defines lashes. the cream smooths and softens the look of lines. ♪ so wow! anot

president lyndon b. johnsonissued an executive order in 1965, banning discrimination by the government and government contractors against their workforce. the president can follow his lead. in closing, i think it is ironic that i work in a building that contains the greensboro, north carolina lunch counter from what borough at which brave young men and women participated and force the companies to change it resent discrimination policy and items from the 1963 march on washington. now almost 50 years later, as we reflect on the march on washington, we must realize some of dr. king's dreams is being fulfilled. thank you very much. [applause] >> what you have heard, and i just made a couple of notes here as i conclude this part of our discussion, and ask that marcia marbach, and continue. could you give all of them -- i think they deserve a run of applause. [applause] and i guess the other pl can start. i'm not sure if you want to bring your panel up and i will just close out my section. i believe there will be key