when dr. kean -- living here in washington d.c., this is one of the places to be because a lot of stuff happens here. i remember at nine years old when dr. king and came to washington. my stepmother was one of the attorneys. there was a lot of attorneys from the national association and other bar associations that did pro bono work for the folks that they thought might get arrested. just looking at all the excitement that was being built up around the poor people's march, but because of his untimely death, that march took place here in washington d.c.. on april 4, 1968, when dr. king and was assassinated, i remember being on the playground of my junior high school and i was hanging out. someone hollered out that dr. king was assassinated. the district of columbia have gone through its transition at that time and we had moved from a predominantly white school system with just a few schools and more integrated time. when we came in, folks left. i remember a white girl her response was that they hope