as dr. king would say hate, bitterness, it's too heavy a burden to bear. >> back in those early 1960's, you talked a little bit about the freedom rides and about you being chairman of snick as the student nonviolent coordinating committee for three years? >> yes, i served as three long years as chairman of the student nonviolent coordination. longer than any other person. >> how big was the organization? >> the organization has hundreds, hundreds of what we call members and at one time there were staffers. but people would pay pennies. they were not people with big salaries. most of the individuals got like maybe $10 a week and you got money for gasoline if you had a car and you had to drive some place, if you had to fly some place, but it was students from around the country and other organizations and individuals and groups that supported us. it was a very poor organization. >> during your time what was the biggest accomplishment you had? during the time they served as chair it was during the m

black children little white children would join hands as brothers and sisters in the decades since dr king's speech this nation has worked very hard to make king's dream a reality and we've succeeded in many ways although there's still a lot of work to do. but today dr king's dream is in danger like never before today we have a republican party with their stars flipped upside down it's actually trying to overturn the voting rights act of one thousand nine hundred sixty five a significant achievement from dr king's era that outlawed black voter suppression through things like poll taxes and literacy tests we have more than a half dozen state attorneys general all from states with a long history of denying minorities the vote petitioning the supreme court to strike down the voting rights act and let republican state legislatures pass alex radical voter suppression id laws that could keep one in four blacks off the voting rolls in november we have a republican party that will rely on race baiting and dog whistle politics to question the legitimacy of our nation's first black president we'll hea

early on, very early on bayard is encouraging dr. king to see linkages between economic justice and racism. he's doing this in the 1950s. he's also encouraging king very early on before anybody else does so to form alliances with labor. nobody's encouraging king to focus on economic justice, economic injustice more so than bayard rustin. nobody is encouraging king to form alliances with labor more so than bayard rustin. he does it in the 1950s, he does it in the 1960s. the whole way up. he is the one who introduces dr. king to a. phillip randolph who had an office here in harlem, who is the father of the brotherhood of sleeping carporters. a great labor leaderser. -- leader. so bayard makes connections for dr. king between labor and this budding civil rights movement. bayard was a fan of dr. king going to stand with the sanitation workers in memphis. and after dr. king was assassinated, bayard is the one who went down and helped that organization to continue on. he led a memorial martha stood with the sanitation workers as well. so, yes,

early on, very early on bayard encouraging dr. king to see the linkages between economic justice and racism. he's doing this in the 1950's. he is also encouraging king very early on before anybody else does so to form alliances with labor. nobody is encouraging him to focus on economic justice, economic injustice more so than bayard rustin. nobody is encouraging king to form alliances with lieber more so than buyer bayard rustin. he does it in the 1950's and 1960's the whole way up. he's the one that introduces dr. king to a full of randolph who had an office here and was the founder heard a great labor leader, since he's the one that makes connections for dr. king between labor and the civil-rights movement. he said of dr. king going to the workers and after he was assassinated, he's the one that runs down and helps the organization to continue on. he led a memorial march with the borders as well. so yes, there are letters in which bayard is encouraging can't strengthen the linkages with the labor movement, and that is one of the most

dr. martin luther king, as well, i understand. >> and jim palmer. i was blessed to be -- a frat brother. i was in the fraternity. so i began to get access in that situation. but that was that, and then in north carolina, jim palmer was a huge force in that time. i've been blessed to be around men and women of stature. marian wright edelman. these persons have had great impact on my life. >> what did you learn from dr. king, in particular, because your legacy is so intricately tied to dr. king's. you were literally standing on the balcony. >> i was on the ground. we were talking to each other. >> to be that close to him not just at that moment but over the course of those years u what were the big lessons you learned from dr. king? >> oh, boy. one i think is intellectual preparation. he was a serious scholar. you think of him, he did a debate on the negro and the constitution at age 14. >> wow. >> age 15 he went to moorehouse. he finished at 19. he was a furious scholar. he read at least one fiction an nonfiction book a week. i mean, he was as schola

he is from alabama and work and was in a colleague of dr. king was vice president of the black clergy group in the bay area socially oriented and active. dr. williams was the president to the bishop told dr. williams they're looking for someone to integrate the university of alabama that a fetus to enter somebody and i was chosen. i had two weeks to be there and i stayed there five and a half years. which was quite an experience especially coming from the bay area and the activity in action of the area and how radical people were in the bay area and then to go to alabama. i taught religious studies introductory courses to religious studies and dealt with black religion i taught courses on the list darkness and a course called to religion and social institutions and the university of alabama had a creative three weeks between in the regular school beginning of summer school and you could do all kinds of creative things so i designed a course called the black preacher and civil rights movement were able to go to different points and an atlanta limi

dr. martin luther king, jr. the best thing we can do here is let you listen to a portion of what dr. king said about the progress toward civil rights. as a young man of just 31 years of age, this was recorded just four days before christmas, 1960. >> i'm convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all the barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> the quality and clarity are perfect. in case you're wondering, the interview was recorded by a local insurance salesman who wanted to write a books on racism. it also contains rare comments by dr. king on the situation in africa right then. we put the complete audio on our website for you tonight. >>> up next this evening, a little boy using a lot of speed to make a big difference. >>> time now for our making a difference report and an upd

the night dr. king was assassinated. protesters and rioters going on the street overturning cars, setting trash can fires and hurling briex at white owned business. one of the store front windows was shattered by a trash can. luter ran in to the store and started taking everything and anything. not everyone luted. in fact most of the crowd continued to chant the king is dead and "black power." it was enough for the cops to swing clubs and make arrest. a cop grabbed me and threw me against the wall. before he could handcuff me, a group of riters turned a police car over. the cop told me to stay put and ran to the rioters. i was scared, but i wasn't stupid. [laughter] i took off running in the opposite direction. i blended in with the group of rioters and tried to figure out which way to go. a group of cops headed forward us. some of the rye yolters ran in to a clothing store. i followed. the cops entered the store swinging clubs and makes arrest. my heart pound as i ran in to the book of a store and found a back door. i g

. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the west. -- in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: i am pleased to welcome jeff fox were the to this program. at the talented comedienne is the founder of the blue-collar comedy to horror and the host of "are you smarter than a fifth grader?" i think this new program, i could hold my own. >> we would have celebrities come on at -- >> not me. i would never have done that. >> that show was great because everybody thought they could do it. adults taking an elementary school test for a shot at $1 million. my mom would be good. tavis: my mama versus your mama. here is a clilp, check it out. >> the category is called faith- book. imagine

." >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: j.c. watts is the former chair of the house republican conference. he is founder and chairman of the consulting firm that bears his name. he joins us from washington. glad to have you. let me start by saying to you that it is pretty clear to me that if this party does not do something in the short run to broaden its base and to expand its appeal in the long run, it is going to be nonexistent. tell me why you could or would disagree with that argument. >> i do not disagree with that argument. i've been a republican since 1989. i made jack kemp disciple. we had this conversation many tim

. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: david brody is the chief political correspondent for the christian broadcasting network. his most recent text is called "teavangelicals." he joins us tonight from tampa, florida. let me start by asking the obvious. these weather concerns that have caused the rnc to change the format, whether those would make it more difficult for them to get the message out that they want to get out. when you lose a day, there are certain things they wanted to say to the nation that will not be sad. is this going to impact? >> i do not know about significant, but it will impact the message. you have 10

when we look at dr. king and lyndon johnson, dr. king as the civil-rights champion and the hero of his generation. when we look at barack obama, barack obama is the president of the united states. when you ask most black people if they would get a picture of barack obama, they are looking at a civil rights activist when in fact barack obama is at martin luther king jr.. he is not frederick douglass, he is abraham lincoln, and i think that we have gotten that confused in the black community. >> i just said something i'm glad i wasn't miced. i said on a good day. you're absolutely right. i want to address this from an educational standpoint because i think that's what is often not accounted for in this back-and-forth as to whether we should support the president or we shouldn't support the president. i would like to say what would you tell a 12 year old about the significance of his first presidency in light of the world that they live? in light of the experiences that many of those black and brown 12-year-olds have walking the streets

we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >> be more. pbs.

. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we are only halfway to completely eliminating hundred and we have work to do. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: please welcome ralph nader to this program. the consumer advocate is also a longtime presidential candidates. timeforaraise.org, but the have you back on this program. as you all know, the presidential debate commission announced these upcoming debates. the three presidential and one vice-presidential. i was just thinking earlier today about the question that you may remember when a particular candidate was asked the price of a carton of milk and he did not know. he was roundly dismissed around the country for not knowing the price of a carton of milk and how out of touch he was in the lives of everyday people. i ask whether or not you think all four of th

. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: it feels like deja vu all over again as yogi bear once said. four years ago when we kicked off our coverage, our guest, former house speaker newt gingrich and a hurricane was playing havoc with the convention scheduled then just as it is this year in tampa. i am always pleased to welcome the former speaker to this program. good to have you back, sir. >> is great to be back with you in there is an eerie parallel. >> if there is indeed. i am glad to have you tonight. but me start with the fact that you have releaser delegate -- released your delegate. what is the rationale having run aga

dr. martin luther king jr. at one point, dr. king talks about what he expects the legacy of the civil rights movement to be. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the interview dates back to december 21st, 1960. that was four years before the civil rights act became year, three years before dr. king's famous "i have a dream" speech, eight years before he was assassinated. the tape was discovered by a man named steven tull. steven tull's father did the interview with dr. king for a book that the father was planning to write. that book was never written and eventually the tape was just forgotten. as one might imagine, historians are extremely interested in that find. tull says he plans to sell the recording to a private collector later this month. he already has an agent in new york to help him to do that. >> wow. >> that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" coming up next. >> we hope to see you a li

. >> there is a saying that dr. king had said that there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: brian castner served three tours of duty as an air force officer in the middle east trip, twice meeting an explosive unit and attorney bronze star. his new book is called "in the long walk, the story of war and the like that followers." i want to jump right in. i want to start with the very first words you're right in this book. i have rarely read anything that is this arresting from the first sentence. i just want to read just a few paragraphs. "the first thing you should know about me is that i am crazy. i haven't always been. but one day, the day i went crazy. i was fine or i though

dr. king had been assassinated april of that year, rising anger flared and agendas around the country. the feeling on the street was the ship was about to hit the fan. black power was the craze of the day and hating whitey was for it in to do. first recorded speeches to campus rallies, whitey had gone from being the man to be and the bees. come black students were trading in their feel-good motown records for the recorded speeches about combat and the angry jazz recordings of arnet coleman. i went down to 125th street in harlem that night, the night dr. king was assassinated. protesters and writers swarmed the streets, clashing with cops overturning cars, setting trashcan fires at white owned businesses. one of the storefront windows were shattered by the airport trash can. looters ran into the store and started taking clothes, appliances and whatever else they could gather. not everyone limited. in fact, most of the crowd continued to chant, the king is dead and black power. but it was enough

dr. martin luther king jr. in his own words. an audiotape containing an unheard 1960 interview with dr. ed up in someone's attic in chattanooga, tennessee, about three years before his "i have a dream" speech. in it king talks about the progress of the civil rights movement. >> what effect are the citizens having on the progress of the southern negro in his struggle for equality? >> i think a tremendous effect. i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> that audio just crystal clear. the man who uncovered the interview said his father had interviewed dr. king for a book on racism, but it was a book he never finished. >>> so beginning in january jimmy kimmel will go head-to-head with jay leno and david letterman in late night. abc announced plans to move jimmy kimmel live to 11:35, bumping nightline later. kimmel says he's been quietly hoping for this. his show celebrates its tenth anniversary next year. kimmel will host the emmy awards next month. >>> regis philbins

dr. martin luther king jr. was recorded in december of 1960, three years before dr. ave a dream speech. listen as he talks about the progress of the civil rights movement. >> what effect are the sit-ins having on the progress of the southern negro and his struggle for equality? >> i think a tremendous effect. i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> wow. that is crystal clear audio. the man who discovered the king interview says his father had interviewed dr. king for a book on racism. but the book was never finished. >>> a controlled blast at the site of a new york subway demolition project goes wrong, jolting nerves, shattering windows and sending smoke and debris up into the street. no injuries reported. city officials are inspecting surrounding buildings for structural issues. a source told a local station a protective covering meant to trap debris wasn't positioned properly. >>> our big other story today, prince harry learning that what hap

dr. martin luther king, jr. surfaced today. stefan tull found the audio reel in his father's attic in chattanooga, tennessee. tull's father interviewed king in december of 1960 and four years before the civil rights act became law. he asked king about the progress of the movement. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. but the thing that impresses me about the movement is the fact that they have followed means that grow out of the highest tradition of nonviolence and peaceful methods. >> pelley: dr. king was assassinated eight years later. tull plans to sell the newly discovered interview later this month. we'll be back in a moment. d ens. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from ge

dr. king spirit. >> reporter: those words come from an audio recording reportedly found in an attack in chattanooga, tennessee, hidden till now. the date, december 21st, 1960. dr. king being interviewed on topics ranging from nonviolence and the impact of the sit-ins. >> when the history books are written be in future years, hiss store yians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of good will can disagree with the ends of the sit-in moveme movements. the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race or color. >> reporter: the recorded interview was supposed to be used for a book on racial tensions but the author never finished the project. his son found the tapes rummaging through old boxes. he declined an interview. but a broker who was handling the sale of the original reel to reel spoke to cnn. he is a collector of rare artifacts. >> i

dr. martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> that's a 31-year-old martin luther king, jr. in 1960. the interview is conducted by an insurance salesman writing an unpublished book on racism. the tapes will be up for a private sale later this month. >>> still ahead on "way too early," after his team is swept by the chicago white sox, the yankees manager joe girardi pauses from his press conference to confront a heckler. went after the guy. this story ends and get the night's highlights in spor

dr. martin luther king >> what affect our decisions having on the progress of the southern negro and his study for equality? >> i think a tremendous effect, i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the interview was recorded three years before dr. king's famous i have a dream speech. >> let's get a check of the traffic. >> we have been following a number of different smaller incidents around the bay area. we thought was a car fire across the richmond center fell bridge, chp has still not been able to find it. it looks like at this point it is not a big deal if at all. so far traffic lights are moving just fine. elsewhere, west down 237 approaching north first street on the off ramp. already cleared to the right shoulder so it really is not having much of an impact. looking good all the way toward san jose. we still have an accident on the connector ramp from southbound 882 east bound 92. we're already starting to see some slowing if you're heading towards 92 for th

sound an appetizing >>> if you want more control over the beat on your dinner plate check out what dr. king and serves up in summer checkup. >>> break out the barbie burger time. ground beef is economical and versatile. recent x " expos say about pink slime the feller may have left a bad taste in your mouth how can you be sure of your food does not contain an unwanted at the death. find a butcher who will ground a hole cut for you some supermarkets will grind their own beef on the premises. if he cannot find a butcher a homemade grinder will bill that would you know what is in your beef. you can experiment with different kinds of beef and stretch that further if you grind it into burger. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> was racism behind the shootings at the seat temple we find out more on the cbs evening news. >>> here's what we're working on for the 6:00 news, before the sikh temple shootings a colorado movie massacre that tragedy could lead to changes for hundreds of thousands gun owners in california they are back from break now back to business a few weeks before the deadline state lawmakers will handle

dr. mark mother king jr. sound was.ike he -- dr. martin luther king jr.ound not like he was. >> we will replace it with some more stones. >> it will only take about three weeks or so. many say the " is not taking away -- the quote is not taking from the memorial. >> it speaks to the soul. hundreds of flight delays for united airlines passengers this afternoon. and outage did not affect plans air,were already in the but passengers at several united reported line -- long lines at ticket counters. exactly what has happened there is being investigated. no weather delays. very pleasant. for little more refreshing run.5:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. run. temperatures today, we reached outside into the 90's. first 90 degree day in 10 days. look at our high temperature. 91 degrees. first time in 10 days. while we have been looking at a the humanity -- humidity, nothing for the break. you the very latest. that circulation. you can really see that eye. it is moving right on the sou of new orleans. about 50 or 60 miles south of the marlins. each time these rains come they co

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[applause] >> and in both cases, they basically proved dr. king right or what he said about relationships and integration which is that he found an opportunity by making the relationships across the cover line. mr. lewis and the attending the using the relationships in the community with black politicians, black entertainers. he did the advertising campaign for shaft, many of the early advertising campaigns for black mayors in urban cities and congressional races. but they both proved the point that it is all who you know. and so, ultimately that's why we have to in theory build an integrated society in order to have total access to all the avenues of power and opportunity because most of the doors of opportunity in this country are as a white person standing in it in many ways and so the part of freedom that i look at is where do white people and black people have constructive relationships together for all of us to have freedom and not just the extent to which white racism is an obstacle that has to be removed, but what kind of constructive soci

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