as to why he shot james meredith. just an interesting political story, this to me was one of the most interesting sort of stories from the march, when meredith was shot a lot of people within the movement figured it was a conspiracy. the mississippi police were an odd because this guy was able to walk out of the woods and shoot james meredith three times and walk back to the woods. seemed like people were paralyzed. that pod wasn't the case because mississippi highway patrol, it wasn't in their interest for someone to shoot james meredith. they would be doing a bad job if that were the case. the more interesting part is that white southerners think that this conspiracy as well against them. they figured that somebody in the sub rights movement paid this guy, this government is, he's not even from mississippi, they pay this outsider to come shoot james meredith, to wound him, not to kill them, that's why they use birdshot rather than a single bullet because he wanted to wound him and it would be a big story and they wou

>> i think i see james meredith, martin luther king, so the carmichael as the three central characters. for carmichael he sees this as a unique opportunity. these new chairman of the student nonviolent coordinating committee which has always been on the progress of vanguard of the civil rights movement founded by yang stevens bushing the civil-rights establishment. by the mid to late 1860's a research question of who they are is an organization. they are exceptionally frustrated with what they see as a very slow pace in terms of the reforms of the civil rights act as been passed among the voting rights act has been passed, but they don't see it being enforced and forced the legislation is on the books. rather than seeing the president as the airline a chance to see him as an enemy. they don't care anymore about lobbying when america. it don't care about appealing to the national council -- conscience. they're much more concerned with developing lakers' a local scale. they don't define themselves by the idea of a mass march anymore. by the same token, when he gets shot the recognize an

>> guest: it's a awe instinct store and begins in the minds and actions of one manned, james meredith. he is famous for integrating the university of mississippi in 1962, causing the so-called ole miss crith, the first african-american to attend this bastion of white privilege, led to severe resistance from white authorities, prompted a constitutional crisis for the kennedy administration to call in the national guard after not doing so at first. a great riot, two people died, and meredith spent two years in ole miss and faced incredible hardship, unconstant protection from federal marshals and mach of that began in his mind. a very singular individual man. he wasn't someone who has associated himself with a larger movement but he was a very determined to try to combat institutions of white supremacy. but of ole miss, meredith drifts off the rave dar screen and struggles to find his place in the larger struggle. spends time in washington, dc. accepteds a fellowship to nigeria, that he abandons every one year. enrolls in columbia law school but has an eye on a larger political career.

it was not in their interest for someone to shoot james meredith. there would be doing a bad job of that was the case. but the more interesting part is that white southerners think that there is conspiracy. they figured that somebody in the civil rights movement paid this guy from memphis. they paid this outsider the comments you, to wound, not to kalb's. that's why they used birdshot rather than a single bullet. you just want to want him. there would be a big story and it would turn into a great, national march. that doesn't make any sense either because this is a weird march by one man said. sonat a conspiracy, i think, holds ground. these competing stories, white southerners seriously doubt that this was a conspiracy. segregationists' use this as a weapon. i find it absolutely fascinating as a story. >> so wrapping up, what is the final thing you would like our viewers and readers to know about this but? >> again, i see the book as a way to tell a broader story about the civil rights movement by telling a very specific, dramatic story but the sou

and then james meredith, and later, taylor branch talks about his book, the king years. at this year's annapolis book festivals authors discuss the civil rights movement. we hear from todd purdum, juan williams, and david chappell, author of, waking from the dream. this is just under an hour. >> thank you all for coming to our panel on the civil rights movement. i'm bob mccarthy, the chair of humanities department. i ask you to silence your devices. i want to start by acknowledging yesterday was the 46th 46th anniversary of the assassination of martin luther king, jr., if we could take a brief moment of silence in his honor. >> thank you. we have an interesting array of books represented here. they cover a chronology of the civil rights movement. so i guess i'll introduce them in sort of the order of the periods they cover. juan williams, "eyes on the prize" covers the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1965. juan williams has been a contributor fox news channel since 1997. also worked for npr and the "washington post" and contributed to a ride waning of media. the 25th