dr. king sitting in that night, watching that television. president johnson addressed the ation. uncle martin, as i knew him, the world knew him as dr. martin luther king jr., first started coming to this house in the late 1950's, early 1960's. as a young minister, that's when he met my parents. he was ministering in montgomery, his first church, dexter. and he would come to selma and to selma university, which is directly across the street from the house, to participate in classes and to give lectures at selma university. so he would come and spend the night here in the early years. during that time you probably had a 30% african-american population. 70% caucasian population here. and there was some racial tension here. selma was a product of the south. it had come through the early part of the century. into the 1920's and 1930's and 1940's under jim crow. the races had gotten to the point where everyone was existing and things were somewhat fragile during that time. my father moved here from

dr. king, the celebrity of dr. king and the i have a dream speech. maybe there will be some mention of the complex of the march on washington, the labor unions and the labor activists who made it possible and did all of the organizing. maybe we will hear about the full name of the march on washington which was the march on washington for jobs and freedom, and maybe we will even hear about the kennedy administration's horror about this march. they didn't want this to happen. they were concerned that it would lead to violence to the extent that president kennedy shut down the government other than for the essential personnel the day that this occurred in 1963. but, i am pretty certain that the commemoration is mostly going to focus on dr. king and i have a dream. and i know that -- we all know this and most of us can recite parts of it and chunks of it especially towards the end. it's a great speech. it's optimistic, hopeful, it is king at his best when it comes to the delivery and the style and

in addition to his message of racial equality dr. king advocated and dr. honey where he teaches martin luther king studies. he has received robert f kennedy award. tonight michael will discuss book about 35 minutes and joined by rodney who will open the floor, because we are filmed it is important that your questions be asked at the two microphones. and now i'm going to introduce rodney kate strong, law and public policy consulting firm based in atlanta georgia. he's a member to have state bar of georgia and represents public entity and clients and general counsel of city of atlanta bank authority and disparity city and consultant for numerous clients. we are excited to have him this evening as well. please join me in welcoming michael honey to the atlanta history center. [applause] >> is this picking up okay? yeah. so i want to start -- before i start talking about the book, i want to start with memphis. i just came from there, we had four days of celebration and commemoration and recommitment to dream of dr. king but also in the broader sense the movement

dr. king's dream, that was a part of the poor people's campaign. it also candidly repositions dr. ralph abernathy as an effective leader of the post-king civil rights movement. while it is clear resurrection it didd not end poverty, help focus america's attention on the vast and diverse array of americans trapped by poverty. the six-we can cap mint on the national mall, it is contemporaryee the resonance of the poor people's campaign. after all, the mall has been the site of so many moments where people have demanded a changed america. african-americans used the bully pulpit of that expanse of land equality, from marian anderson in 1939 to the march on washington in 1963 to the poor people's campaign to the million-man march. it has become sacred space to ask america to change. the artifacts in this exhibition are reminders that despite the economic growth and prosperity that has shaped this nation there are still eons of americans without access to the american dream of economic opportunity -- millions of to thens without access american dream of economic opportunity. somebody dem

and what dr. king for me was touched the most sensitive moment in our capacity to win him over. he called and said, i think i may have bee wng on what jerome smith said because it was on the issue of vietnam. jer rope said that we're asking him to go off and die for this country when his exact words were, i have nothing against reet na espeople. i think it's a war that's unrighteous, it's unworthy. bobby called, went back to him and he said, let's talk. in that conversation that we had, i told him look, you have come from a place where you're so uninformed tha unless those of us who have the challenge by dr. king winning to a moral center, find your moral center is what i'm working on. there's somewhere in you tha must achieve and tt the beer side of your moral sense. he took that critique rather not so lightly. anyway, from the conversation we had, bobas inspired to go south. when he went south, he began to discover a side of america that he did not know. and he came back and said, i've been south. i'

dr. king's dream at the heart of the poor that was people's campaign. it also repositions dr. ralph abernathy as an effective leader of the post king civil rights movement. while it is clear resurrection city did not end poverty, it did help focus america's attention on the vast and diverse array of americans trapped by poverty. by examining the six-week encampment on the national mall, candidly it is hard not to see the contemporary residents of the poor people's campaign. after all the mall has been the sight of so many moments where people have demanded a change in america. african-americans have used this bully pulpit of expanse of land from the lincoln memorial to the capital to demand equality from marian anderson in 1939, to the march on washington in 1963, to the poor people's campaign, to the million man march. it has become sacred space to ask america to change. the images and the artifacts within this exhibition are reminders that despite the economic growth and prosperity that has shaped this nation since 1968, there are still millions of americans without access to

that was the date dr. king promised the protesters they would march. how did dr. p his word to all of his people? beginning on march 8 through march 9 to march in protest for the right to vote for african americans, but also not violate a federal court injunction. he got on the phone with some of the top people in washington, including the president and fbi representatives, and they came up with a solution that he would march to the spot of bloody sunday where the attack again and will turn back around. this march will become known as turnaround tuesday. on the morning of march 9, there were about 2000 folks that gathered around brown chapel ame church to walk down water avenue and cut up the bridge right here. so, as they crested the top of the bridge this time, the same sea of blue stare them in the face. the alabama state troopers and the sheriff's deputies from dallas county. blue,y saw this sea of prayed, theyt and sang freedom songs and they turned around. the majority of the people on the march did not note those were his intentions. only the very top people

dr. king's assassination. i had the incredible privilege with spending time with women and men who marched and worked alongside him. many of them are younger at the time than you are now. they told me when they defied their parents and joined the sit-ins and the boycotts, when they faced the police dogs and the fire hoses, they were risking everything they had becoming foot soldiers for justice without a second thought. because they knew that change had to come. they believe so deeply in the cause of justice, because they knew even all of the adversity they had faced, they had the chance to build something better for the next generation. we can all learn from your example. if you hope to change the world, you must find your fearlessness. now if you are anything like i was on graduation day, maybe you are not feeling so fearless. maybe you are thinking about the job that you hope to get. or wondering where you are going to live or how to repay that student loan. these i know are real concerns.

. >> toward the end of the day dr. kinges jesse down there and james bevel. all of a sudden there was a bolt. [ siren ] >> gunfire. >> king has been shot at the lorraine. >> okay. advising king has been shot. 604. >> we heard what sounded like a firecracker or loud, real loud shot. and when i heard somebody holler "oh, lord." and then i turned around and went back to where he was. he had fallen backwards. >> police put out a bulletin for a young white man who witnesses saw flee immediately after the shooting. >> god knows this is the most tragic thing that has ever happened in my life. >> it was so sudden and so powerful. i remember reverend abernathy saying back up, back up, my dearest friend has been shot. so i got up and went to the phone and called mrs. king. said mrs. king, i think dr. king has been shot, in the shoulder, i think. i couldn't see what i saw. >> his wife has notified tonight in atlanta, told only that he had been shot in the shoulder to spare her any further concern and alarm as she flew back to memphis.

don't let nobody start that rumor because while dr. kingked away for a brief moment, he dropped his mantle [indiscernible] for a man who'd never been caught off the chain dr. ralph , david abernathy. >> i declare this to be the site of resurrection city, usa. [cheering] >> now you know, we are here to do a little business. we are here because there is a lot of problems that have to be dealt with in this country. we're here because little children are standing around in mississippi, alabama, and georgia without food to eat. >> yes. >> we are here because most of the black people in those states do not have adequate housing, they do not have education. that is why we are here. >> we are the people who have come up out of great trials and tribulations. by the death of martin luther king could not stop us. i'm here to tell you that certainly nothing that the congress of the united states of america, and the policemen, and the national guard or any other can stop usre here because we are here in washington and i cannot stop us. we have made up o

while dr. king walked away for a brief moment, he dropped his mantle. for a man who'd never been caught, dr. ralph david abernathy. >> i declare this to be the site of resurrection city, usa. [cheering] >> we are here to do business. we are here because there are a lot of problems that have to be dealt with in this country. we're here because little children are standing around in mississippi, alabama and georgia without food to eat. we are here because most of the black people in the states do not have adequate housing, and they do not have education. that is why we are here. >> we are the people who have come out of great trials and tribulations. the death of dr. martin luther king did not stop us. i'm here to tell you that certainly, nothing that the congress of the united states of america and the policeman and the national guard are here that they can do here in washington that can stop us. we have made up our minds that we are not going to let nobody turn us around. [applause] >> we have come to washington for our freedom. we have come to washingto

amy: i want to go to that moment in indian out was when robert kennedy has learned of the death of dr. kinghe breaks the news to supporters as he tells them about king's assassination. >> for those of you who are black and are attended to be he injusce o such an actistrust against all white people, i would only say that i can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. i had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. wroteorite poet once "e"even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until in our own despair against our will comes wisdom through the awful grace of god." what we need in the united states is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another. feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. amy: that was robert kennedy, the night of king's assassination, breaking the news to his own supporters and indianapolis. michael eric d dyson, you were saying about that night? >> later on after that remarkable oration, aft

i know that dr. king some 50 years ago, as he was planning the poor people's march, and many of us realized that he was not able to fulfill it for he was shot by an assassin's bullet on april 4, 1968. but the valiant people went forward with his dream of eliminating poverty and i'm reminded of his words injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. and so i speak today of the sprinkling, the harsh sprinkling of poverty and injustices in this nation today . and i make it a very special message to the leader of the free world who has every power to collaborate with this important body to make commitments to end the very conditions that dr. king some 50 years ago sought to come to shington that was ultimately proceeded with with leaders from the southern christian conference and poor people across the nation. they may not have succeeded specifically, but they did bring to the nations eyes and hearts, the violence of poverty among native americans, latinos, african-americans, oor caucasians in places beyond the

dr. king warned them that someday, we would all have to atone not only for the words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and in difference of the good people -- and indifference of the good people who say weight on time -- wait on time. [applause] tim: martin luther king stood right here at duke and said the time is always right to do right. for you graduates, that time is now. it will always be now. your brick todd the path of progress. it is time for all of us to move forward. and it is time you to lead the way. thank you, and congratulations class of 2018. [cheers and applause] tim: thank you. wow. thank you. thank you. [applause] announcer: former stanford university john thain -- stanford university president john hennessy became president of alphabet. he delivers the commencement address at indiana university in bloomington. this is 10 minutes. [applause] john: thank you. members of the board of

dr. martin luther king jr.nched the first poor people's campaign will stop monday's protest came just hours after the supreme court dealt a major setback to voting rights by upholding ohio's controversial voter purge law. was on theow! streets of washington, d.c., covering the action. >> poor people's campaign! a national call of moral revival. >> historians are telling us five weeks in, we are ready -- we already have the largest wave of nonviolent civil disobedience in the 21st century. already. and we are just starting. this is just the launch. this is just the beginning. us,we have, today with others that will be joining us in zone 10 will we start to .ly and across the country we have all kinds of folks. we are workers that a been locked out of where they're supposed to work because they're standing up for higher wages. we have homeless folks whose in camas have been destroyed, but who are coming to stand up for justice. we hav people who died that we're standing up for still today because they could never

dr. martin luther king did not stop us. i'm here to tell you that nothing that the congress of the united states of america and the policeman and the national guard they can do here in washington that can stop us. we have made up our minds that we are not can let anybody turn us around. [applause] come to washington for our freedom. we have come to washington for just this. -- for justice. we have come to washington for jobs. >> it looks like a nice place. water, light and everything like that. >> i just feel sorry for the young people. the sick youngsters. i did not know much about what was going on, but i know that something is wrong. otherwise, they would not be here. >> it is one way of drawing attention to what has been happening for 100 years and longer. >> i do not think that they should use other people's money. i think they're going about it wrong. >> their up your get something for nothing. >> there is nobody got aced derek drive -- a stake driving them -- a stick driving them. why do not they get -- white don't t

as dr. kingd, any law that is against god's law in the law justice, we have a responsibility to challenge the law. america has a long history of laws that do not line up with the mororal demands of f our constitution. amy: we have to wrap up p the shshow. junene 23, what is happening n w go you have 10 seconds >> on the was set of the capital on n the lawn, 10:00 am a massive call to action. the final launch of the 40 days of this campaigngn. we will c continue just bring everybody you know. people will be speaking. we will be talking about what we do going forward. we will not turn around people hurting. amy: reverend dr. william barber, thank you for being with us. breaking news, the trump administration reportedly withdrawing the u.s. from the un's human rights council. or it is reports the decision is imminent. that does it for the broadcast. we want to thank dr. reverend william barber, coach of the poor people's campaign democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the

dr. king's body.ed him. >> kennedy then returns to the campaign trail where he continues to face a formidable challenge from mccarthy. on may 28, mccarthy defeats the new york senator in oregon making robert the first kennedy to lose an election. >> those results represent a setback to my prospects of receiving the presidential nomination of my party. >> robert kennedy said, i have to win the california primary. if i lose california, i'm probably out. >> kennedy throws himself into the crazed crowds who turn up for his rallies. >> we spent the last two weeks of that campaign in san francisco. he would ride through the streets in an open convertible. the crowds would come out of nowhere and grab him and grab his hand and try to pull him. he was mobbed. >> always looming over bobby's head was the possibility he would be another kennedy to die. >> there were firecrackers. a lot of people around him were worried it was something else. >> coming up -- >> senator kennedy has been shot. >> is there a doctor

on the night of dr king's death while he had confided to an aide that could have been made. he told others that some of it he felt doomed somewhere somehow an assassin would find him. but bobby kennedy did not show fear and did not ask for extra protection. he was campaigning as his own man not as a successor to his slain brother and he was running for the white house so that he could realize his vision for america. then on june the fifth nine hundred sixty eight just hours after he won the california primary bobby kennedy was gunned down at a los angeles hotel. the assailant was identified as sir hand sir had a palestinian immigrant. i've. robert kennedy died at a local hospital the next day he was forty two years old. once again america was in mourning huge crowds including people of all races religious faiths and social classes paid their last respects. as kennedy's body lay in repose it's in patrick's cathedral in manhattan. in death bobby kennedy had truly united america. then his casket was taken on its final journey to a grave site his brother's darlington national ce

kennedy, and dr. king 50 years ago. you write the following, dr. king's death, the whiteness that had been shaked suddenly lunged forward when king was killed. i felt vulnerable, all that made sense no longer held in place. 50 years later, where is dr. king's dream? guest: well, on the one hand, obviously we've had an enormous expansion of the black middle class, opportunities that had historically been prevented now flourish. jim crow was not officially the law of the land. but at the same time, there's been enormous poverty. the resurgence of bigotry. under this trump presidency, we've seen the flourishing of many facets of racism and out right bigotry that had been suppressed or at least put to the margin that now claim center stage again. and the economic inequality that is endured by many african-american people has been documented in study after constituted we empirical evidence substantiating that claim. but beyond that, there's a kind of anti-blackness loose in the land. think about the fact that young antwon rose was killed in broad dayligh

after the assassination of dr. kingws to some of his own supporters in indianapolis. here it is. >> what we need in the united states is not violence or lawlessness, but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another. feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. >> i got to tell you, it doesn't sound much like america today. how do we move us closer to this unfinished conversation of race in america, so to speak. >> you're absolutely right. what a sharp contrast between bobby kennedy, looking at the great greek classics and evoking a sense of grief and of the epic tides of suffering that those communities endured a he's saying we can do something about it and we can move toward a world where black and white people equally share to now. where we have bigotry unleashed, where we have the unvarnished prejudice against vulnerable. what we have to do we the people, we have to come together, we have to foster connections. we have to forge alliances

i'm sensitive to what dr. king it took americans of all lors to build this great country, if we don't take pride in it, then we unconsciously want to destroy it. as that -- as a director, i set the tone on the set. as to how -- what's okay, how we treat each other. so you ask yourself, is trump a kind man? is he kind to women with his locker room talk? is his kind to poor people with his 1% permanent tax cut and not for the rest of us? is he -- is he kind to minorities? he doesn't comment on the brother that saved folks in the waffle house. he says there's an equivalency between folks that have white supremacist leanings and protesters protesting that. he makes a moral equivalency between the two. so i think the -- unfortunately, this guy is a little insecure. he seems to have more issues than "sports illustrated." that's what i see. i've never met the guy. he might be a nice cat, but he's leading us in a way that makes it okay for this kind of behavior to go on. and when you're in that oval office, you set the ton

and also robert kennedy. >> right. >> after the anation o dr. kingoke the news to some of his own supporters in indianapolis. here it is. >> what we need in the united states is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another. feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country whether they be white or whether they be black. >> i got to tell you so much like ameritoday. how did we move this closer to this unfinishrsation about race in america that you speak of. >> you're absolutely right. what a sharp contrast between bobby kennedy quoting aeschylus, looking at the great greek classics, and evoking a sense of grief and the epic tides of suffering that those communities endured. yet he's saying we can do g about it and we can move toward a world where black and white people equally share, to now where we have bigotry unleashed. so what we have to do, we, the people, out of many, one, we have to come together. we have to forge alliances between ourselves to make certain that the government is ours.

and the movement, many people would say dr. kingmaker and called him a terrorist and they didn't like the freedom riders were at the counter and they were disrespectful and causing a raucous. so while i don't agree anyone should be calling for violence. but donald trump is the only person that said watch out, max, they're trying to -- saying to try to inflict harm on trump supporters and that is not true. and we hear lies from donald trump just like the democrats want open borders. and one side is saying we don't like locking up kids in cages and have a nonhumane immigration policy and other people are saying they are out of their cotton picking minds and calling them illegal aliens and defending disastrous policies from the white house press secretary podium. >> and you just referred to the cotton picking mind thing. let's play that sound. the former trump campaign manager david bosse on fox news yesterday. >> michael hayden posted a picture of auschwitz. >> yeah, that was -- that liberal michael hayden. >> you're out of your cotto

know that those leaders may have been racist, but even some people who said they agreed with what dr. king stood for still didn't approve of how he did it. in fact, at one point, he had an 64% disapproval rating in the u.s. so, look, all i'm saying is, what happened to sarah huckabee sanders isn't nice, but as government official, people protesting your policies is part job. and the good news is, sarah, there's a ton of other chicken places you can go and eat. yeah. and if you're struggling to find one, just ask your boss. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) how much hotter and juicier is mcdonald's new 100% fresh beef quarter pounder? listen. watch. 100% fresh beef cooked right when you order. the new hotter juicier quarter pounder burgers. so good, they'll leave you speechless. it's willingham, edge of the box, willingham shoots... goooooooaaaaaaaallllllll! that...was...magic. willingham tucks it in and puts the championship to bed. sweet dreams, nighty night. as long as soccer players celebrate with a slide, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save

know that those leaders may have been racist, but even some people who said they agreed with what dr. kingtood for still didn't approve of how he did it. in fact, at one point, he had an 64% disapproval rating in the u.s. so, look, all i'm saying is, what happened to sarah huckabee sanders isn't nice, but as a government official, people protesting your policies is part job. and the good news is, sarah, there's a ton of other chicken places you can go and eat. yeah. and if you're struggling to find one, just ask your boss. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) introducing the new 100% fresh beef quarter pounder from mcdonald's. for 100% sizzle, 100% juiciness and 100% flavour. the new hotter, juicier quarter pounder burgers. so good they'll leave you 100% speechless. ( ♪ ) so good they'll leave you 100% speechless. ♪ this goes out to you, to you, to you and you ♪ ♪ if i can do it, you can too if i can do it, you can too ♪ ♪ see life, life is a moment ♪ the story doesn't need the writer's involvement ♪ ♪ so edit this for me ♪ don't embellish and twist it, please ♪ ♪ don't embed it in

that was cut over ten years ago now when he was prosecuted really he was accused of dr king in having sex with underage girls many many dozens actually came out but ultimately he was only convicted for one and served just over one year very light sentence for this very powerful man and he tells what has come to light about his deal that he cut with the f.b.i. certainly well sean as you know i broke the story in the daily beast back in two thousand and ten and in march of two thousand and eleven the current secretary of labor alex acosta issued a letter to my editor tina brown stating why the prosecution gave mr epstein such a lenient deal given the number of crimes that he committed against underage girls in palm beach and elsewhere and at that time back in two thousand and eleven. mr acosta who was at the time the dean of the florida. law school university law school at florida a university in miami florida stated that he was quote assaulted by mr epstein. defense team and as you know mr epstein hired a barrage of superstar attorneys including alan dershowitz roy bloch kenneth starr

dr. martin luther king jr.nt a telegram of support to mexican-american activist caesar chavez who was in the midst of a nonviolent campaign to aid america's farm workers, many of whom were hispanic immigrants facing racial discrimination. king wrote, quote, as brothers in the fight for equality, i extend the hand of fellowship. our separate struggles are really one. this week i joined the coalition of black and latino activists castigating the white house over its family separation policy, and calling out its justice department which has proven itself to be quietly effective common enemy to black and brown americans under attorney general jeff sessions. not only reducing modest obama era reforms but civil liberties progress for the nation's minorities. joining me now, executive producer and host of "reality check" on wurd in philadelphia, and a correspondent for the philadelphia tribune clarissa decastro at unidos sand politicl host of the podcast. let me start with you, clarissa. when i was in texas this week

the original poor people's campaign that was begun by martin luther king and which continued after dr king was assassinated and i can actually remember as a as a young boy being brought by my father down here to the mall to a place called resurrection city where thousands of people camped out for six weeks that hot muggy summer of one nine hundred sixty eight and it's another hot muggy typical washington day today with intermittent rain but nevertheless we got several thousand people out here and one of them i'd like to introduce right now mary and a lot from new jersey mary and come in stand right there perfect great so what brings you here to washington d.c. from your home in oceanside new jersey thanks for inviting me for a few words i'm here from ocean county new jersey and after years and years and years of fresh about the assistance rolled back from the public from funds rolled back from the public and shifted over to corporations and there are fewer. and there are fewer. fewer services available to people and we're paying out of our skins people are losing their homes they get sick

and dr king marched in then you got obama this is this and this is how history looks to a lot of young black people in the schools they go to so we need to talk about their own safety talk about the truth we need to. show everyone what america really is you know if we have a want to move forward from there how does that historical stand of slavery still play at and society today because i think a lot of people don't want us in the past it's history i got it but how does the fact you know the history of slavery in the united states affect black lives every day slavery was the most important thing when talking about the foundation of america and how this country was built and you know the founders and the big business leaders and industrial people they know this you know you can produce can grow to be a super power because of free labor now when the whole world started looking at the united states say oh my god you know you get treated humans like this good luncheon and beating them and selling them and take them away from their parents and you don't know these things you guys are horrib

and dr king marched in then you got obama and this is how history looks to a lot of young black people in the schools they go to so we need to talk about it and say when you talk about the truth we need to. show everyone what america really is you know if we have a want to move forward from there how does that historical stand of slavery still play at in society today because i think a lot of people don't want us in the past it's history i got it but how does the fact you know the history of slavery in the united states affect black lives every day slavery was the most important thing when talking about the foundation of america and how his country was built and you know the founders and the big business leaders and industrial people they know this you know you can produce can grow to be a super power because of free labor now when the whole world started looking at the united states is saying oh my god you know you get treated humans like this good luncheon and beating them and selling them and take them away from their parents and you don't know these things you guys are horrible peo

she was a good friend of the kings, drs dr. king and his wildfire, coretta, when they decided to create the great neighborhood initiative, the great society initiative to strengthen neighborhoods near atlanta, she was appointed as the head of the prom and had a whole bunch of different neighborhood captains, and the mayor came to her and said, listen, i have to warn you because she was an african-american -- cities is an african-american woman. that. he said one of your neighborhood captains is a grand dragon in the kkk. just so you know. and she described that very first meeting when all the captains came in and one of them refused to touch her or shake her hand, and she was, oops, that's the one. so you would come in from time to time and sit in her office downtown and she would talk to him. about whatever. and she says, dr. king told you don't try to change hearts. leave that to god you have no control over whether a heart is changed. you don't have that power. but you can be a human being and respectful, and these that's wha

the balcony where dr. king was shot, his motel room, personal effects from him that day, all of this beautifully, painstakingly preserved as part of the national civil rights museum in memphis. then there's the old ambassador hotel in los angeles. that was the ballroom where bobby kennedy uttered his last words in public. now it's on to chicago and let's win there. moments later, while being escorted through the hotel kitchen, he was shot. that's all gone now. all of it. the ballroom, the kitchen, the hotel. it's been replaced by this, a school building and a beautiful one. and while some of the architectural features of an old nightclub have been preserved there's nowhere to go there, nothing to see for those perhaps wanting a tactile or visual connection to the day 50 years ago to this day that changed the course of our country and of course politics in america. and with that that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in

and then as dr. king called us to do, move our feet and march on the ballot boxes.'re going to throw anyone out of buildings, we should throw republicans who have these policies out of congress. >> i think it is ironic. it is part of what the russians tried to do in the election in 2016. >> pit us against each other. >> and on culture, cultural and racial issues, right? and differences. here we are fighting among ourselves over all of it. just as was stated. >> the russians went after the idea of america. and they knew that in america, if you worked hard, you could be anything. if you had an idea, could you debate and it we could walk away and be united. if it could be true in manager, -- america. it could be true anywhere and it could be true in russia. so they tried to beat it there so it never came to russia. so we're trying find unity as an antidote against what the russians are doing. i think you can be passionate about what you believe in but not turn to violence. i'm glad that miss waters clarified and i never believed she was calling for violence. i think ou

dr. martin luther your birthday a holiday king jr. >> there is a picture in the back and you can see dr. itting in this seat here. >> he was a senior. yeah. >> so when he was here did people have any sense of what he would become. >> no. >> not at all. >> no, he was just a very sharp dresser. >> okay. all right. which is a part of being a morehouse man. >> yeah, yeah. >> what was it like going to the school in the 40s and 50s. i would imagine america was pretty different. >> this was a very vibrant, luxurious intellectual center that just vibrated with intellect. and with hope. >> hbcus produced some of the great leaders of the civil rights. rosa parks. thurgood marshall and one of the geat leaders of the avengers samuel jackson. and still today hbcus are a breeding ground for leadership and change. >> it seems that morehouse is churning out more than it's fair share of leaders into the world. >> i you don't know all they have in them and what they're able to do. >> a student walks out you go, that marty king was pretty good. see what happens he will make a good minister. >> he will do go