here in those own words erica taughton and loy laudner. >> music soothes the soul, it calms everybodyverybody sing, and then you debt that momentum even if you are apprehensive where going out. you going forward. you at any time care, you didn't care. if you don't go, i'm going to go anyhow. i'm on my way great god i'm on my way. ♪ ♪ oh lord ♪ ♪ >> i got involved in the civil rights movement in hattiesburg mississippi, around 1955, when 'em meth till was murdered. i saw the men who murdered him go to trial they weren't punished, did not go to jail. if they did why weren't they punished? that was the question that went into my head and i wanted to know more. i met the laid medgar evers. you're paying taxes you should have new textbooks you should have sidewalks you should have street lights, you should have the same thing white kids have. i was very lucky to have these people in my life and developed a passion for justice. >> how i really got involved was during the trayvon martin trial. >> oh yes. >> when they had the nonindictment, i went into a deep depression. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >>