dr. robinson has said. but it means so much more to those of us who have gone through something. african-americans, women, children are often left out of the narratives we hear about, so when we think about their experiences, we do not really know that much about them. as i began reading the literature, i was overcome with all that they experienced. in the middle of the night as i am reading, i hear the anguish in their loss in trying to find family. i see the separation when they are looking for any family member. i read newspaper ads when they are asking people, help me find my family. i understand the trauma that they went through, not only after war, but during and before war. here in richmond, we know of shockoe bottom, which was a major slave trading center, where so many of the children were separated from their parents. we know of the interviews that were taken of parents who spoke about seeing their children leaving. we know also of the bitterness that left many of them as they tried to find their families to reconnect and reunite. we also know of the morning when they c

dr. martin luther king jr. without joann robinson, the women's political counsel in montgomery, alabama, or rosa parks. people who were day-to-day organizers. when he is doing as an organizer galvanize attention for what people have been doing at the local level. when someones lose is assassinated is that there is no focal point or figurehead that can bring that kind of media attention, but the movement continues. robertcaller mentioned kennedy. he enters the race in march 1968. -- what did hed mean to the civil rights movement in 1968? >> i'm not certain that the movement -- we called ourselves the black power movement, a little different energy. we were not committed to nonviolence, we were committed to radical social justice and economic change. articulated, as a mainstream politician, some of the interest that the social justice movement had, which is why it even had a chance to get out the gate. as soon as he was making a speech -- the right-wing , theysion that was coming made it clear that the politics of robert kennedy, of so

dr. martin luther king jr. without joann robinson of the women's political council in montgomery, alabama, or rosa parks, people who were actually day to day organizers. so what he's doing as an articulator is he's able to galvanize attention for what people are doing at the local level. and even though what movements lose when people are assassinated is there's not necessarily that focal point and that figurehead who can bring that kind of media attention, but the movements definitely continue. >> kathleen cleaver, the caller brings up robert kennedy. he enters the presidential race for the democratic nomination in march of 1968. what did he mean to the civil rights movement in 1968? >> i'm not so certain that the civil rights movement in 1968, at least not the wing that i was in, and we called ourselves the black power movement, sort of a little different energy than civil rights, we were not committed to nonviolence, we were committed to radical social justice and economic change. bobby kennedy articulated as a mainstream politici

dr. martin luther king jr. about joanne robinson, the woman's political counsel, or rosa parks, people who are day-to-day organizers. what he is doing as an articulated is galvanize attention for what people are doing at the local level. even though but movement moves when people are assassinated, there is not necessarily that figure point that can bring media attention, but movements continue. host: kathleen cleaver, the kennedy in 1968 when he entered the race. what did he mean to the civil rights movement in 1968? guest: i am not so certain the civil rights movement in 1968, at least the wing i am in, which is the black power movement, which is a different energy than civil rights, where we were committed to radical social justice and economic change. bobby kennedy articulated as a mainstream politician. some of the interest that the social justice movement had, which is more than likely he did not even get a chance to get out the gate. he was murdered as soon as he was making his speech. so the right-wing repression that was com

i ask this question of gene robinson earlier, were dr.uld he think of this moment in american life? >> he would probably -- i would hate to try to put words in his mouth and i would think he might be speaking from the pulpit of riverside, right, peter? really calling the nation to task to live up to its principles, pointing out the hypocrisy. there's this wonderful moment, powerful, insightful moment in where do with goe from here published in 1967 where he says that in effect white america believes that racial inequalfy is really a loose expression for improvement, as if equality is a charitable enterprise, a philanthropic enterprise, something that white people give to others. king said it had been easy, relatively easy in the first part of the movement, but genuine equality was difficult because of what he thought of as the triple evils, racism, capitalism or poverty in this instance or militaryism. but he understood that he really miss -- he didn't quite grasp how deep racism was. >> the lack of humanity involved. >> just think of thi

dr. martin luther king jr. about joanne robinsonthe woman's political counsel, or rosa parks, people who are day-to-day organizers. what he is doing as an articulated is galvanize attention for what people are doing at the local level. even though but movement moves when people are assassinated, there is not necessarily that figure point that can bring media attention, but movements continue. host: kathleen cleaver, the kennedy in 1968 when he entered the race. what did he mean to the civil rights movement in 1968? guest: i am not so certain the civil rights movement in 1968, at least the wing i am in, which is the black power movement, which is a different energy than civil rights, where we were committed to radical social justice and economic change. bobby kennedy articulated as a mainstream politician. some of the interest that the social justice movement had, which is more than likely he did not even get a chance to get out the gate. he was murdered as soon as he was making his speech. so the right-wing repression that was comin