martin luther king, jr.te to cesar chavez in 1966, "our separate struggles are really one, a struggle for freedom, for dignity, and humanity." i am here because we must support the young people of every background here as they rise up, make their voices heard, and tell those of their generation about the america that they want to see. because we must reject bigotry and hate, and insist that our country live up to its ideals and the values that we share. i am here because i am standing on the shoulders of giants, like congressman john lewis, to say, your fight is my fight, tu lucha es mi lucha. i am here because black lives matter. [applause] si se puede! gracias! [chanting black lives matter] ebonie: up next we have reverend dr. richardson, who serves on the board of several corporations and national organizations and is currently chairman of the board for the national action network. reverend richardson is pastor of the historic grace baptist church in mount vernon, new york. he leads the largest african-am

and doctor martin luther king spoke there.ded to getjobs going, connected with our civil rights movement. and was saying that said langendorf bread company and kilpatrick‘s bread company in the san francisco bay area did not hire any people of colour. he went on to say, "wonder bread company did not hire any people of colour," and he went to say, "we are going to have to boycott them so consistently and so profoundly that we want to make wonder bread wonder where the money went." and it excited the whole 6,000 audience, with me as one individual, no organisation or what have you, standing and being very impressed with doctor martin luther king. i want to talk about your role in the political process. because you then went into coalition with doctor king, didn't you, to pursue the same goals? that was in 1968, at the beginning. in 1968, we did a big rally at 0akland auditorium again. following that rally, doctor reverend ralph abernathy, with doctor king, called me and asked me would the black panther party be willing to work w

luther kinglj wa nt to doctor martin luther kinglj want to talk about your role in the political process with doctor king, didn't you, to pursue the same goals? that was in 1968, at the beginning. in1968, we did was in 1968, at the beginning. in 1968, we did a big rally at an auditorium again. following that rally, doctor king —— reverend ralph alban abbey, along with doctor king, asked whether the black panther party would work with them. they had engines and organisation scattered across america in citrated black areas of america. they wanted to know, he said yes. 0ur organisation would definitely work with you. i only had 400 numbers up and down the coast of california. another time i did coalesce with them and of course a month 01’ so with them and of course a month or so later they killed doctor king. and that right at richmond, california, istop that because i didn't believe in riots was that i believed in organising politically, to take over political seat so we could get a better chance of equality. back then it was god the civil rights movement. now we talk about black lives mat

i heard that doctor martin luther king was coming to oakland, california to speak. had 6000 people plus inside the auditorium and doctor martin luther king spoke there. he spoke about the fact that we needed to getjobs going, connected with civil rights movement and he was saying that kilpatrick‘s bread company did not hire any people of colour. he went on to say that wonder bread company did not hire any people of colour and he went on to say we are going to have to boycott them so consistently and so profoundly that we want to make wonder bread wonder where the money went and it excited the whole 6000 audience with me as one individual, no organisation or whatever, standing and being very impressed with doctor martin luther king. i wanted talk about your role in the political process, because you then went into coalition with doctor king, didn't you, to pursue the same goals? that was in 1968 at the beginning... in 1968 we did a big rally again. following that rally, doctor abernathy with doctor king called me and asked with the black panther party be willing to w

martin luther king jr.'s i have a dream speech. one of the speakers was martin luther king iii. watch. >> there's a knee upon the neck of democracy, and our nation can only live so long without the oxygen of freedom. >> also speaking was the sister of jacob blake, the kenosha, wisconsin man shot by police. listen. >> stand up, black men. educate yourself. protect the black family unit.

in santa rosa, james monroeelem nation's fifth president, and luther burbank elementary are now on the target list. >> it's our responsibility as leaders in our society now to own and be responsible for our histories. >> reporter: aleg rhea de la cruz a trustee for the santa rosa city schools is one voice

martin luther king jr.ii and then national action network for assembling us today. this is an awesome event. good morning. i bring you greetings on behalf , ther general president teamsters union has a long history of standing not only for americansut for those been discriminated against overlong. for 57 years after the first march on washington, the teamsters against and with you proud to reaffirm our support for racial and economic equality in this country. the teamsters brothers and sisters, black, white, men, women, all stood with dr. martin luther king jr. to fight for justice. now we must finish the fight. fight. finish this forust complete the mission genuine equality. there are forces out there working against us to dismantle .he union and labor laws they have circumvented civil theys law's in our courts, have tried to block our wagerpetuating minimum standards that no one can survive on. they are even going after labor unions. they have tried to strip away the voice to protect workers as we write f

on the anniversary of martin luther king's civil rights rally 57 years ago. follow on down in jordan this is out of there alive from the also coming up donald trump gets into campaign mode hours after accepting the republican nomination for a 2nd president. tension in the turkey says it's repelled greek fighter jets as their maritime dispute over the mediterranean escalates. taking its sovereignty over parts of the antarctic chill it joins argentina and the u.k. in the race for territorial claims. tens of thousands of people have rallied in washington d.c. in a renewed drive for criminal justice reform and racial equality they have called it another march on washington on the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech the us has been gripped by racial protests and the rest since george floyd was killed by police in may it's drawn comparisons to the anger and violence that flared after king's assassination in 1968. no person no people are more keenly aware of the risk of disenfranchisement than those who suffer from it there is a need up

martin luther king jr.emorial this morning. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. this memorial first opened to the public in 2011. you think about it, since then we've covered stories like eric garner, tamir rice, this year, george floyd, breonna taylor and others. marchers saying those names represent what mlk spoke out on steps from here 57 years ago. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: they came from all over, thousands braving high heat, covid temperature checks, and wearing masks. retracing steps around the lincoln memorial where dr. martin luther king jr. once shared his dream with the country. criminal justice reform at the heart of friday's movement. >> demonstration without legislation will not lead to change. >> reporter: and then this. >> i just want to thank everybody who's been in support of getting justice for breonna taylor. >> i wish george were here to see this right now. >> reporter: family members of breonna taylor and george floyd emotional, taking the st

civil rights leader al sharpton cast martin luther king's legacy as one of unfinished business. his dream is still alive you might have killed a dream ah but you can't kill the jury because truth crushed earth shall rise again. one clear theme was repeated over and over speakers encouraged everyone present to vote using the ballot box to make change happen to prevent us from voting our correspondent in washington stefan seaman's talked more about the march and the parallels with the rally in 1963. people came there to really all remember 57 years ago i have a dream and the the push by dr king for legislation legislation to equalize african-american lives with white lies here in america to give him the same rights and well is that accomplished i think people today beg to differ who were there and there were as you said thousands and again from all walks of life or african-americans latinos. and white people of course everybody who have an interest in exactly the same push and that is what this event was about to accomplish or to. work for today was legislation legislation george

on the anniversary of martin luther king's civil rights rally 57 years ago. tension in the air turkey says it propelled greek fighter jets as their mount on dispute over the mediterranean escalates. and india's police are accused of being complicit in the riots in delhi after protests over a controversial citizenship nor excludes most of. us president donald trump has used his 1st campaign rally since the republican national convention to protest as who opposed his big speech event is being held in new hampshire from formally accepted the republican nomination on thursday he described the people who protested outside the white house as thugs before severely criticizing his opponent joe biden. you know we guys named joe biden this week is weak as her now a weak guy like joe biden didn't even bring law and order up as a server joke for discussion in the entire democrat national convention now there are lovers. now they realize because they've gone down like a rock in water they've gone down in the polls are now all of a sudden they're talking or when we have to

it's being held in the same place and exactly 57 years after the reverend martin luther king jr made famous "i have a dream" speech. it was planned as a response to the death of george floyd and comes after another police shooting of an african american man, jacob blake. our correspondent barbara plett—usher sent this report. in the year of 2020, this is what a march on washington looks like — drawing on the anger and the energy of months of unrest around the country, now bringing their demands to the doorstep of power, aiming to forge a national movement out of their protests. archive: the lively, heralded and, in some quarters, feared march on washington... they're deliberately connecting their modern—day struggle to the historic civil rights movement, the unprecedented march of 1963 that brought a quarter of a million people to washington with a thunderous roar, demanding jobs and freedom. nearly 60 years later, it's clear that not enough has changed. i'm 33 and this was in my parents‘ time, so it'sjust like, "0k, here we go again," so we're trying to make sure that we don't have

this is the same spot where 57 years ago, martin luther king jr. made his famous i have a dream speech. protesters ascended on the capital after the police shooting of american jacob blake and reunited tensions over police violence toward black people. the crowd heard from prominent advocates for social justice including the rev. al sharpton. >> we are treated but disrespect by policeman that we pay their salaries. we figured we would let you know whether we are tall or short, fat or skinny, light-skinned or dark skinned, black lives matter. and we won't stop until it matters to everybody. >> it was very emotional. a large group of people came early in the day. we heard rev. al sharpton giveva powerful speech. we heard from kamala harriand also the children of martin luther king were here. today marks another historic moment in history of guided states. >> let's remind ourselves of what h happened on that spot 57 years ago. >> martin luther king jr. brings his nonviolent civivil rights movevement to the nationalal ma. wiwith a r rally that would be

protesters are a new calls for racial justice 57 years after martin luther king jr is i have a dream speech tens of thousands gather on the same sponsor the rally follows another shooting of a black man by police also on the show picking up the pieces after hurricane laura will look at the aftermath of the deadly storm which has left hundreds of thousands of people on the u.s. gulf coast without power or water. and black panthers start chadwick boseman has died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer we'll hear about the actor's life and legacy. omarion evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the u.s. capitol in washington d.c. where huge crowds have marched for racial justice the rally was held at the lincoln memorial where 57 years ago hundreds of thousands gathered to hear martin luther king give his i have a dream speech pleading for racial equality the recent police shooting of african-american jacob blake has reignited tensions over perceived police violence against people of color in the u.s. . thousands gathered on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the an

from berlin echoes of history as us protesters renew calls for racial justice 57 years after martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech tens of thousands gather on the same spot at the rally follows another shooting of a black band by police also coming up the black panther star chadwick boseman has died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer cure about the actor's life and legacy. and where it will be the next destination for soccer superstar leonardo s.c. his decision to leave barcelona sent shock waves around the football world to look at which clubs want him and which just can't afford him. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the u.s. capital washington d.c. where huge crowds have marched for racial justice rally was held at the lincoln memorial where 57 years ago hundreds of thousands gathered to hear martin luther king gave his i have a dream speech pleading for racial equality the recent police shooting of african american jacob blake has reignited tensions over perceived police violence against people of color in the u.s. . thousands gath

protesters renew their call for racial justice 57 years after martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech tens of thousands gathered on the same spot at the same demands to be treated fairly under the bill the rally follows the recent shootings of a black man in wisconsin via white police officer also on the program german chancellor i'm going to back against foreign intervention as russia says it has set up a police force to help its neighbor chancellor macko says bellary should enjoy freedom without the threat of outside interference. in well bella who says president alexander lukashenko threatens to retaliate half the e.u. agrees to impose sanctions on high level officials as punishment for the violent crackdown against protesters. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program we begin in washington d.c. where huge crowds are taking part in a march in support of racial justice that gathering on the same spot where 57 years ago martin luther king jr made his famous i have a dream speech and he racism protesters descended on the u.s. capitol after the police shooting african-american jaco

demonstrators marching to the martin luther king jr. memorial. rachel scott was there for it all and she leads us off tonight. >> reporter: they lined up before dawn for a march unlike any the nation's capital has ever seen. temperature checks and masks. a new generation gathering at the steps of the lincoln memorial, where martin luther king jr. told the country he had a dream 57 years ago. in sweltering heat, thousands of americans from all across the country marching to king's own memorial, sharing the pain of those who marched before them. >> shut it down! >> i came here from hartsville, ce ofoth march. >> it's an amazing feeling that we're in washington, d.c., from milwaukee to washington, d.c. >> reporter: they walked for 24 days, nearly 800 miles. the same clothes still on their backs. >> it's been an interesting walk. we have been called every name you can possibly think. >> reporter: tori lowe set out from wisconsin before a police officer shot jacob blake, wse place than it was 57 years ago. >> we have to get to a point in america where

why do you describe malcom x, martin luther king, these iconic 20th-century figures in that way. the sword and shield? >> one, i want to give you a shout out, thanks for doing this and your my brother as well but your aunt has been so inspirational for me in questions of citizenship, race , democracy and you're one of the big thinkers throughout this entire field so i'm delighted that you're here to discuss this. the sword and shield and i'll start by getting everybody a shout out, foursquare books, my favorite bookstore in the world . cambridge and somerville for almost 10 years so ellen jarrett and everybody there, it's the great bookstore so everybody should support and it was publishers weekly and dependent bookstore of the year in 2020 so it's a great bookstore and i'm glad to be here. the title is really a metaphor that looks at, we usually think about not next as the political sword and we think about martin luther king jr. as a shield for both the black community and the nation. what i argue in the sword and shield as we have to reframe how we think about malcom x and mar

to come on luther king considers himself a part of that group. is good for me it's not about the money but about the recognition that this was a crime with me that's what gets me mad and he used that strategy is to wait until nature takes care of it or by then it's over. the german government argues that the kidnappings can be seen as general collateral damage of war and that therefore there can be no claim to compensation. and it's often argued that the kidnapped children were well treated in contrast to other victims. that was true in herremans case his german foster parents were wealthy his mother was a teacher and head of the regional association of german girls. the father was a high ranking teacher both were nazi party members. came and graduated from school studied at university and became a mechanical engineer. but the parents never spoke to him about his background. back in chains to hoffa. use of self is on duty. for the past 30 years he's been working for an organization for the victims of nazi persecution he campaigns for them to rece

on the anniversary of martin luther king's civil rights rally 57 years ago. hello i'm don jordan this is al-jazeera knive from doha also coming up donald trump gets into campaign mode except in the republican nomination for a 2nd term as president. tension in the air turkey says it's repelled great fighter jets is there now a time dispute over the mediterranean escalates and a real life fight of a virtual battle up or down as the makers of the blockbuster game fortnights amusing its technology. tens of thousands of people have rallied in washington d.c. and there are new drive for criminal justice reform and racial equality that happened on the 57th anniversary of martin luther king's i have a dream speech the us has been gripped by racial protests and unrest since george floyd was killed by police in may i was a cast reports now from washington d.c. . the 7 years ago the great american civil rights leader dr martin luther king jr gave his famous i have a dream speech at the 1963 march on washington i would bring was king's speech was a clarion call for racia

their voices against racial injustice thousands march in washington on the anniversary of martin luther king's civil rights rally. and b.t.w. watching al-jazeera live from our global headquarters here and also coming up donald trump getting into campaign mode today after accepting the republican nomination for a 2nd term as president. tension in the air turkey says it's repelled greek fighter jets as their maritime disputes over the mediterranean escalate it's. a real life fight over a virtual battle plans the makers of the blockbuster game for knight from its app store. let's get going tens of thousands of people are out of washington in a renewed drawing for criminal justice reform and racial equality that happened only 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech the us has been gripped by racial protest stand on rest since george floyd was killed by the police in may i to jocasta reports now from washington d.c. where 57 years ago the great american civil rights leader dr martin luther king jr gave his famous i have a dream speech at the 1963 march on washington

the event at the lincoln memorial where martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech 57 years ago today. a sea of people urged to wear masks. some coming from close by, others from hundreds of miles away calling for real and meaningful solutions amid deadly police shootings in this country. among the speakers, the families of george floyd, breonna taylor and jacob blake, and heard from martin luther king's granddaughter, saying hers will be the generation that fulfills his dream. demonstrators marching to the memorial. rachel scott was there for it all and she leads us off off off tonight. >> reporter: gathering at the steps of the lincoln memorial, where martin luther king told the country he had a dream 57 years ago. in sweltering heat, thousands of americans from all across the country march to king's own memorial, sharing the pain of those who marched before them. >> i came here froartsville, south carolina. >> i came from ohio for this march. >> it's an amazing feeling that we're in washington, d.c. from milwaukee to washingt

martin luther king jr. had been assassinated in the spring. >> april 1968. >> and school starts thatfall . and since this is an all-blackschool , the mayor and other people in the city are sort of afraid and thinking this all-black school is going to cause trouble. there's going to be walkouts and they're going to agitate and they're going to talk a lot of militancy. and there is going to be trouble and the whole school system because of columbus east high school. jack gives who was the principal who was the first black principal there flipped the switch area he said look, you know that city is going to be watching us so let's really have a good, calm , intelligent year here. and what happened over those next 300 days, however many . nine months that the school year was, what happened was astonishing. first they win the state basketball title and eight weeks later they win a state baseball championship. 2 state titles in the same school year. >> with some overlapping players . >> yes, with several of the pl

their voices against racial injustice thousands march in washington on the anniversary of martin luther king's civil rights rally. hello again i'm peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up donald trump gets into campaign mode today after accepting the republican nomination for a 2nd term as president. tension in the air turkey says it's repelled greek fighter jets as their maritime disputes over the mediterranean and scully's. black panther acts are chadwick boseman has died at the age of $43.00 after a 4 year battle with colon cancer. our top story tens of thousands of people have rallied in washington in a renewed drive for criminal justice reform and racial equality that happened on the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech the us has been gripped by racial protests stand on rest since george floyd was killed by the police in may i do joe castro reports now from washington. when 57 years ago the great american civil rights leader dr martin luther king jr gave his famous i have a dream speech at the 1963 march on wa

of thousands march on washington, demanding racial justice. 57 years after martin luther king gave his have a dream speech. theers for jacob blake, black man paralyzed after being shot by police, say he is no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed. our top story. the belarus president is saying he ordered half of his army to be ready for combat as the eu draws up sanctions against belarusian officicials. playoffs will resume on saturday. the players agreed to end a boycott aimed at highlighting issues of social injustice in the united states. ♪ anchor: welcome to the program. tens of thousands of people have filled washington, d.c.'s national mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform. the march on washington commemorates the 57th anniversary of martin luther king junior's i have a dream speech. the demonstration was dubbed the get your knee off of our next march. the u.s. has been gripped by racial protests since his death. the outrage flared this week after another unarmed black man was shot in the back seven times by a police officer, leaving him paralyzed. blake t

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come on luther king has lived in by dear i'm in southwestern germany since he retired. where he originally came from he doesn't know this you know using speaking me even to everyone feels the security also cheats and i want that parents look i think you have read or bridget like to know if i have others saw sisters and nieces or asked so i just don't know but i seems to have tried everything. to 20 archives but i found nothing nothing at all happened before god thinks. this for decades herrmann has been trying to find out who his parents were and where he was born. he always has the support of his partner. even as a child he felt that there was some mystery he was 6 years old when he was placed with maria and her man luther king but he sensed that they were keeping something from him. this stuff it was pot was hidden in my foster father's closet. teen a 14 year old i looked to see what was interesting. and yes i was always curious. and when i saw this i realized more or less what it was about. this is my dad i already knew that i wanted my real parents but i didn't know

martin luther king jr.' have a dream" speech, we at "20/20" are proud to present the documentary, "the march." originally made in 2013 to commemorate the march's 50th anniversary, some of those voices, sadly, are now gone, but their legacy livines on. >> i have had to tell my children about the segregation and what it means. my 7-year-old daughter, she wanted to go to fun town, and we found it necessary to explain to her that she couldn't go to fun town because she was colored. to attempt to explain a system like the unjust and evil system of segregation to a 6-year-old child is a very difficult thing. >> in 1963, the movement for civil rights came to the most segregated city in the american south -- birmingham, alabama. >> birmingham is a symbol of hard core resistance to integration. it is most thoroughly segregated city in the united states. it has had more unsolved burnings of negro homes and churches than any city in the united states. >> it's not any other southern city, okay? birmingham is bombingham.

martin luther king jr.'which mlk demanded racial equality saying, quote, we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. let frequently quoted but part of the speech from 57 years ago king saying that we can never be satisfied as long as black americans are victims of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. more than half a century later the

martin luther king stooder 57 years ago. he told the world h dream.on't thk you know that we are here right now and have the power to make it happen. >> that was george floyd's sister speaking at the rally. the crowd also heardja frob blake senior. the father of jacob blake junior who was shot in the back and is now paralyzed in the hospital. >> no justice no peace. jtice no peace. jacob blake. jacob blake. there are two systems of justice in the united states there is a white system and a black system. the black system ain't doing so well. were going to stand up. every black person in the united states is going to stand up. we are tired. i am tired of loing at cameras and seeing these young black anp brown suffer. we are to hold court today. on systematic racism. now. going to have court right guilty. guilty. guilty. >> aftereistening to speeches, the crowd began marching. organizers downgraded their estimate for turnout because of coronavirus restrictions brought in by the city authorities to limit out-of-state visitors. it is clear that many thousa

words of hope from one of dr martin luther king's grandchildren as thousands relive the historic march on washington. hello there plenty of cloud across much of north asia and summer all the heavy rain in there as well plenty this streaming on towards the ca in the last few hours and this is where we can see some very heavy amounts of rain over the next 24 hours meanwhile to the south where watching this now through sunday this is expected become a typhoon this is typhoon winds on sunday sustained about 165 kilometers an hour is going to suddenly northwards producing heavy rains across much of the northern philippines some showers ahead of this system as well across much of the roy but that rain very heavy that will work its way east on monday so clearing conditions behind it all the while may sock on its way further towards the north and again beginning to make more impact across the island and also some heavy rains just into northern eastern areas of taiwan but by then we could well have winds sustained at about 185 kilometers an hour a very heavy rain as well across into india madhy

tens of thousands marched on washington demanding racial justice 57 years after martin luther king gave his i have a dream speech. oh i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program lawyers for jacob blake the black man paralyzed after being shot by police say he's died on the handcuffed to his hospital bed. the batteries president says he's ordered hoffa's all me to be ready for combat is the e.u. prepared sanctions against better russian officials. and days after he became japan's longest serving prime minister in emotional shinzo abbay says he's resigning for health reasons. tens of thousands of people have filled washington d.c.'s national mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform the march on washington also commemorated the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech the demonstration had been dubbed the get your knee off on next march echoing how george floyd was killed by police in may the u.s. has been gripped by racial protests since his death on the outrage fled again this week after another una

martin luther king jr.'s i have a dream speech, thousands gathered at the site of that address to mark history. and lament the future of a cause now framed by unrest in the streets. names like george floyd and most recently jacob blake, and now a bare knuckles presidential race geoff bennett is there. >> reporter: thousands of demonstrators today lined the steps of the lincoln memorial and packed the national mall to demand justice. 57 years to the day after dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech at the march on washington. >> we didn't just come today to have a show demonstration without legislation would not lead to change >> reporter: the reverend al sharpton organized the event following the police killing of george floyd to channel the outrage into action. activists today calling for policing reform while demanding equal access to the ballot box and an end to systemic racism, friday's march taking place during a summer of protests of police violence against black americans. th

tens of thousands marched on washington demanding racial justice 57 years after martin luther king gave his i have a dream speech. below i maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program the batteries president says he's ordered off the army to be ready for combat as the e.u. draws up sanctions against better russian officials. days after he became japan's longest serving prime minister in an emotional sions abbay says he's resigning falmouth reasons. tens of thousands of people have rallied in washington d.c. as national mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform the march on washington also commemorates the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech the demonstration has been dubbed the get your new your found next march echoing how george floyd was killed by police in may the u.s. has been gripped by racial protest since his death and the outrage fled again this week after the police shooting of another unarmed black man jacob blake has been left paralyzed the tetra whitman the sister of jacob blake told am

donde martin luther king jr. pronunciÓ su discurso "yo tengo un sueÑo". fuerza policial contra la comunidad negra. >> muchos latinos dicen que no es pleito, pero es de todos. en medio de las emociones, familiares de jacob blake , george floyd, briana taylor, y otros hablaron. un policÍa de kenosha, wisconsin baleÓ a blake siete veces por la espalda y lo dejÓ paralÍtico. el sistema es culpable de racismo, grito su padre. despuÉs de esta marcha hace 57 aÑos atrÁs, en el congreso se aprobaron leyes contra la segregaciÓn racial. ahora con un congreso dividido es difÍcil que se apruebe legislaciones contra la brutalidad policial. claudia: los organizadores esperan que la marcha motive a mÁs gente a acudir a las urnas en noviembre. >> no tenemos nada que hacer, vinimos porque las vidas de los negros importan.si no hay legislaciÓn, no hay cambios. claudia: la familia de martin luther king hablÓ luego de una emotiva marcha al monumento del mayor sÍmbolo de los derechos civiles del paÍs. >> cumpliremos tu sueÑo, abuelo. claudia: dijo su nieta. patricia: la cuarta

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protesters renew calls for racial justice 57 years after martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech tens of thousands of people gathered on the same spot the rally follows another shooting of a black man by a white police officer. also on the show where well the next destination for soccer superstar by all that c.p. decision to leave barcelona sent shock waves around the football world look at which clubs one of which can't afford it. i want to go across thanks for joining us we begin in the u.s. capital washington d.c. where huge crowds have marched for racial justice the rally was held at the lincoln memorial where 57 years ago hundreds of thousands of people gathered to hear martin luther king jr's iconic i have a dream speech the recent police shooting of jacob blake and on arm black man has reignited tensions over police violence against people of color in the united states. time as they gathered on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the and. racism demonstration against police brutality in the u.s. was held on the anniversary of another famous protest. on august 28th 1983 marc

martin luther king jr. delivered his iconic i have a dream speech.ay is social justice, of course. the march was announced at the funeral of george floyd, and it comes just days after the shooting of jacob blake at the hands of

one would have thought that luther burbank would be untouchable. santa rosa even has a garden to celebrate him. and yet rachel spaeth, who worked there, saw this coming. >> i think people are having a healthy discussion about some of his ideas. >> reporter: where luther burbank becomes controversial is his study of eugenics, his theory that in the same way we can cross-breed plants to improve them, we could do the same with people. >> i am not interested in celebrating the eugenics movement. i'm not interested in celebrating people who owned other people because of the color of their skin. >> reporter: as much as a name change, she looks forward to the dialogue, not a rewriting of history but a broadening of it. look for the debate this fa. in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> more to bring you here. scary moments for a new mom. her baby choking, then not breathing. the rush to call 911, and the hero chp who saved her young life. >>> and stress over paying the rent. both tenants and landlords come together in what feels for spending a perf

martin luther king jr.as asked about how he thought the march on washington went and what would be the impact. here is some of our archival video from what he said. [video clip] >> it is my pleasure to present the moral leader of our nation, one who has conducted a moral campaign in the southern area of the nation against the citadel of racism, dr. martin luther king jr.. >> thank you, mr. randolph. i would simply like to say that i think this has been one of the great days of america and i think this march will go down as one of the greatest, if not, the greatest demonstrations for freedom and human dignity ever held in the united states. host: let's go back to the phone lines and talk to carnell who was calling from georgia. good morning. caller: hello. hey, cousin. host: i figured that was you. how are you doing? caller: i'm doing great. i think it is critically important to be discussing what we are doing. i want to say in respect to those who have spoken before, i think everyone has had the right part

martin luther kinng. achievement of doctor martin luther king jr.s followers. the 1965 voting rights act is considered one of the most successful civil rights acts, so, before 1965, you had pervasive discrimination in voting, you have the application of things like literacy tests, preventing african—americans to like literacy tests, preventing african—america ns to vote. like literacy tests, preventing african-americans to vote. in 2013, the supreme court struck down a provision of the voting rights act, acquiring mostly southern states to get federal approval before they change voting laws, thejustices in majority argued that times are changed and the latejohn lewis, he let the marchers in selma, it was an ominous moment. history cannot repeat itself by i say stay calm and walk in my shoes. the voting act of 1965 which followed the march on washington and all of doctor martha luther king ‘s activism with mentor and discrimination in voting but some of those legal protections have been moved and so now, as america faces both a national reckoning ove

we are watching washington, a new march, 57 years after martin luther king jr. delivered his i have a dream speech. 57 years after john lewis took the stage and after a 14-year-old emmett till was murdered after being accused of flirting with a white woman in mississippi. today the marchers have new names on the lips. jacob blake who right now lies paralyzed in his hospital bed after being shot seven times in the back by a police officer. george floyd, breonna taylor. black americans killed by white men and police officers, three of the many on that list, the thousands of marchers in washington are joined in spirit by others across the country like professional athletes who have stopped the games to bring the fight for justice to light and the violence in kenosha, wisconsin, the calls for justice coming as we wrap up political conventions. suzanne, you are at the lincoln memorial. what have you heard from the speakers there today? >> reporter: anderson, there is really a beautiful scene behind me. this is the reflection pool, many, many people linking their arms

martin luther king told us he had a dream. it depends on how we respond to brother martin, the worse of america shot him down like a dog was martin luther king where you say the last hope for america. we are at the most pivotal moment in the history of this experiment called the usa. >> you really think that? >> founded on african-american and women could not vote, we are at that crucial moment, the civil war. why would i make such a strong claim? one is we witnessed this week the crystallizing of a distinctive form, you live in lies and you tend to get people addicted to lies and create a world of make believe and trot out a gangster. the idea of donald trump defending law enforcement is like jesse james being head of the bank protection for gates. he's been running from the law for most of his career. he does not care about the law. he breaks the law and he lets it go. he has no regards. it is part of the spiritual decay and the moral emptiness in our society. he's not alone. we are witnessing with the pandemic and climatic