now, fred gray did not know she was w going to do it on that day at that time. in fact he was out of town when it happened. but she and fred great used to have lunch almost every day at his office. and one of the things they talk about is how are you going to do it? what is going to happen et cetera. and so it was preplanned it just was not specifically planned for that day. >> and she was convicted in a 30 minute trial. >> technically she violated the law. and so it was not a close a legal case. it was a principled case. it was the case that made people realize how troubling the law was. and that was the response of course being the montgomery bus boycotts but it was not just a rosa parks it was claudette, and it was the way the 40000 african-americans and montgomery had beenbe treated. this was a big deal for all of theseid people to not read the buses. the buses were there a lifeline to get to work, to get around. this was more than we love and appreciate rosa parks. this was also personal to all of the people who had ridden the buses for so many years. who ha

you talk to fred gray and they will constantly refer to joanne robinson. it was joanne robinson who selected dr. king as a person who would be the spokesperson for the montgomery citizens. it was freddie gray who was with joanne robinson. he talks about remembering that she was the one ultimately said, this guy, dr. martin luther king, his words and the way he speaks, they really resonate. i think he should be the leader. she was that influential in the local community. host: we will get into john adams and jack ruby and just a few minutes. let's hear from marshall down in houston. caller: morning, gentlemen. a quick word about due process. do you research as you write or before you write? and advice to would-be writers. thank you very much. dan: the process for these books is a little different, because david and i are co-authors on the book. absolutely there is research to start. and the place we start is with the transcript. we start with a transcript. we both get a copy of the transcript and highlight the transcript and figure out what are the key point

civil rights attorney fred gray, preacher and activist, who continues to practice law in alabama today. he litigated several major civil rights cases in alabama, including some such as browder versus gale that reached the supreme court. he represented rosa parks, martin luther king, john lewis, among many other civil rights luminaries. his success in the courtroom on civil rights is what makes up much of today's textbook for law students. i could go on. let's hear from mr. gray. are you with us? >> thank you very much. >> terrific. we're happy to have you today. how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine, and i want to thank the foundation and those of you who are responsible for having this program. i sat and listened some of the incidents from slavery time forward and just happy to be a part of your program here today. thanks for the invitation. >> absolutely. we're honored. we talked a few days ago. i've had the honor to read your biography and seen some of your other interviews. i have my own questions. we will get to the audience questions along the way as well. i wanted to start with a

longtime the civil rights attorney fred gray whose clients included martin luther king jr., rosa parksnd other participants of the mid 199 50s montgomery bus boycott, recalls his early career in alabama and the fight for racial equality. mark up degrove offers a reassessment of jfk's presidency as he confronted domestic and foreign challenges. and actors portray dell gates to the second virginia convention of march 1775 at its original location, st. johns church in richmond, virginia, leading to patrick henry's famous words, "give me liberty or give me death." you can find a full schedule of what's airing today online at c-span.org/history. starting now, it's lectures in histor university of south carolina professor patricia sullivan teaches a cla about the

longtime the civil rights attorney fred gray whose clients included martin luther king jr., rosa parks and other participants of the mid 199 50s montgomery bus boycott, recalls his early career in alabama and the fight for racial equality. mark up degrove offers a reassessment of jfk's presidency as he confronted domestic and foreign challenges. and actors portray dell gates to the second virginia convention of march 1775 at its original location, st. johns church in richmond, virginia, leading to patrick henry's famous words, "give me liberty or give me death." you can find a full schedule of what's airing today online at c-span.org/history. starting now, it's lectures in histor university of south carolina professor patricia sullivan teaches a cla about the 1960s civil rights movement and thenvolvement of martin luther king jr. and robert kennedy. .. we are concerned with getting the things we want, the things we have to have to be able to function. >> by 1967 the freedom movement was changing force. >> across the nation black men and women circle for control of their lives. through

rubinstein chairman of our board fred ryan and vice chair john rogers and al roker served as the master of ceremonies for the evening. we had performances from the gray coat fife and drug corps metropolitan opera. soprano brandy sutton and the nyu steinhardt school, which we have a new partnership with provided their chamber orchestra for music throughout the evening highlighting american songs and traditions. this special episode will provide an inside behind the scenes. look it's some of the moments from that very special evening. in this first clip, we'll hear a segment from my remarks that describes the white house connection to the temple of dendoor and why we decided to host the gala in that historic space. i wanted to take a moment and set the stage of where we are here in the temple of dandora in the cycler wing of the metropolitan museum of art. this historic structure in front of you is here because of a bit of presidential history. in fact, i would say that almost everything we do believe touch and it happens in our lives has some connectivity to the white house the people who have lived and worked there. and to white house history itself

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