martin luther king jr.. harry johnson, thank you so much for your amazing effort to make this all work. this is your week. [applause] we have already heard a lot about dr. king and much more will be said between now and sunday when a long-awaited memorial it is officially dedicated. as we share our thoughts we should never lose sight of his core mission. as the leader of the african- american community and of the quest for racial equality and social progress in the united states. it is appropriate that we highlight his inspirational role in south africa's struggle against apartheid, as the ambassador said so eloquently. but tonight we place special emphasis on the universal relevance of. dr. king's ofhe was a man who spoke to all races, genders, and creeds and to every generation. the words that once filled atlantic's ebenezer baptist church and that were proclaimed from the steps of the lincoln memorial have not lost any of their power. the message that ultimately prevailed over enormous odds in birmingham,

martin luther king, jr. we will look at dr. king's legacy more than 40 years after his death and his stance against the vietnam war. dr. king's commitment toward non-violence shaved his stand fed became one of the most controversial and -- shake his stance and became one of the most controversial. we will explore the roots of his anti-war sentiments and lessons we can still learn today. we are glad you joined us for part 1 of "mlk: a call to conscience." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. know. boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your >> at toyota, we celebrate its differences and the people who make them. toyota, a proud supporter of the washington, d.c. martin luther king, jr., memor

toyota, proud supporter of the martin luther king jr. memorial. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: tonight we bring you part two of our special. dr. king's speech crystallizes you on 9 violence and the impact that war has on the least among us. -- crystallizes his opinion on non violence and the impact that war has. the impact of for even today. dr. king was well aware that a younger generation of leaders was calling violence -- non violence obsolete. they climbed a term which would define the movement. >> what do you mean when you shout "black power?" >> i mean that the only way that people in mississippi will they will create an attitude where they will not be shot down like pigs or dogs is that they get the power to is to to justice. >> dr. king understood their anger but could not agree to their tactics. many cities erupted with the violence and the mainstream media sees them what they called urban riots, dr. king sought to reach out

americans from all over the country will gather to honor martin luther king, jr. in the coming days. we will march on saturday. rain or shine. we will unveil the monument. sunday. but texas governor rick perry will be spending time with man who believes dr. king believes no credit for civil rights. despite receiving an invite as governor to the ceremony honoring dr. king this weekend, rick perry will not be attending. he will be at a retreat. among others, david barton, founder of the evangelical group known as wall builders. now, he was part after group of texas conservatives who tried to make some radical changes in the state's textbooks in 2010. washington montly notes that they thought, these leaders, thought that, quote, civil rights leaders shouldn't be given any credit for advancing the rights of minorities as barton but putt it, quote, only majority can expand political rights, ergo, any rights of people of color have were handed to them by whites. end of quote. bart yn's group pushed to revise textbooks to that the speeches of jefferson davis, the slave-ow

but i have other memories of martin luther king. hildren and my children, the king children and my children, they played together and went to school together. i saw martin luther king in the grocery store, in the drug store, and the bank. to me, he seemed to be a familiar figure. it had not yet reached the heights of fame he was destined to reach. you could almost say doomed to reach. his assassination sadly propel them into the atmosphere of -- propelled him into the atmosphere of distinguished people that we are so, sore, so sorry to have lost. but he was a famous person, but an ordinary person and a person who was easy to approach. one man who was put to follow me in this program, amos brown, i was looking up to be a student -- lucky enough to be a student of martin luther king's. another are lots of people in -- i know there are a lot of people in this room and lots of people in this world who will say that i was a student of dr. king. but amos brown, julian bond, and six other people are the only people in the world who can hone

martin luther king. he has known prison and house arrest and his social and political involvement happened faith driven. recognize with numerous honors and rewards for his humanitarian leadership and achievement, he founded the world for all operation. it is my great honor to introduce the hon. ambassador to the united states from south africa. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is difficult speaking in the shadow of the archbishopric almost five decades later, we all gather in washington to moralized in stone the values for which martin luther king stood and died. this is a long time in the memory of some, but it could not be more obvious that we do it in this era to memorialize those lawyers. we did in the world where the bodies of peace, compassion, rick consolation, and so forth are seen as witnesses. they are seen as an untreatable bodies. bodies of pragmatism, and harshness military's them seem to be on the out. these volumes of three consolation, peas, truth, forgiveness, and compassion are the

martin luther king, jr.ves in our nation's capital. i look forward to welcoming members of my community to washington to visit our newest monument. we all know that dr. martin luther king, jr. was a man of great faith in that faith included his unshakable belief in our country. he reviewed the majestic documents of this great nation, the declaration of independence and our constitution. he knew that the path to equality and justice lay in embracing our country's most fundamental values and principles. in his iconic "i have a dream" speech whose anniversary we commemorate this week, he spoke eloquently about the declaration of independence. part of history, in fact, was that this nation would one day live up to that creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. i believe that he did this in part to demonstrate that those core tenets of our democracy cannot belong just to a few or just to one party or just to one group of americans. they belong to all of us. i think there is n

martin luther king.begin by saying that i'm really humbled to be in the presence of so many people that i admire and really look up to. my career choice and life has been a bit different than most. in fact, i did not realize when i first contacted general motors back in the 1960's that they did not have black car designers. automobile design has been a part of my life since i was very young. i have been drawing cars since i was two and a half years old. i started reading car magazines when i was a. it was through those -- when i was 8. it was through those magazines that i learned where general motors cars were created. at age 11, wrote to gm and requested information about careers in design and the education that was needed to get there. their response was quick and very helpful. this information really created a path for me which eventually led me to howard university school of fine arts, where the professors and staff gave me great inspiration and great help. they understood what my goal was and reall

martin luther king jr. dream can become a luminous reality. thank you, and god bless you. [applause] it is now my pleasure to introduce, actually present, he does not need an introduction, a man who i am proud to call my ally and one of our partners in this movement, a man who has never backed away from the fight for workers' rights, human rights, or civil rights. you can count on him to be in the front lines, marching, and calling us to action around jobs and justice and the american dream, the president of the afl-cio, mr. richard trumka. [applause] >> thank you, martin, for the very kind introduction, but more importantly, so they q4 what you do every day and what the king family does every day. we all owe you and your family a tremendous debt of gratitude, and i just want to say thank you on behalf of all of us on that, and let me say good morning to everyone, and behalf of the unions of the afl-cio and are 12 million members, i want to welcome you all here today, and i want to take just one moment to g

martin luther king jr.? he said, yes. and because we take that the parents can't make a judgment. as soon as dr. king said he was dr. king, he spat all over his head. i was so mad. i was new to the movement. [laughter] he had to take time and he said, don't hate him. love him. that was very difficult for me. he cleaned his head off and continued with the love in his heart. another incident similar to that, we were in birmingham where they have integrated the hotel. we were standing in the lobby of the hotel. talking to the general manager about the proceedings for the week. another similar incident. a live man walked up to him. standing there with andrew yonhap, -- young. the man said, aren't you martin luther king? am.aid, well, i'm he swung and slapped him. and knocked him down. get ready. nonviolence wasn't working yet. i am going to take on this matter. he says, no. you have got to be non-violent. i said well, i might be. but i can give its attention. [applause] dr. king spent hours trying to teach me. love your enemie

martin luther king, who are with us tonight. [applause] you have heard from previous speakers call each of us views of dr. king's work and how it is either inspired our life's work or in foreign debt. i cannot help but think how dr. galvanizing work demonstrated the combination of theology and ideals to inspire individuals to take action, but collectively and individually. to transform our society. cause i had a conversation with one of my good friends here, i hope the weather does not ruin the weekend. if any group of people knows about pricing -- praying, it ought to be those of us gathered in this room today. i grew up in one of those little churches in the south. all we had was our faith. i grew up in a church that my family built by hand. every little shotgun church you have seen in the south. we have all those wooden block letters with scripture on the wall. in my church, we recited john 3:16 every week. we set it so many times that we began to play around with it. one of our times we were inviting -- one of my cousins said

martin luther king, j.r. he finished his voice didn't carry over the cries of the crowd who cheered on in tribute. king placed his prepared speech in the lectern and looked out over the vast assembly. he wore a dark suit and tie. he had a pin to his lapel and he had a small smile on his face, he nodded a few times and said thank you to the crowd. the applause kept going. king adjusted his jacket and looked down at the podium waiting for the audience to finish. then he looked up and it seemed he would begin to speak but a hip, hip came someone from the crowd and a hooray followed and king looked back down. the two cheers came again and the hooray seemed to surprise him because he looked up from his notes and he opened his mouth again but the hip, hip was out from the crowd and king had to listened to the final cheer and it happened again from a rolling collapse and shouts from the audience many people chanted king's name over and over. contrary to what some of the civil rights expected the television results ha

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yesterday the martin luther king memorial opened up here in washington d.c. it was the combination of a twenty five year effort to have dr king and his influence immortalized in the nation's capital the memorial features a thirty foot high granite statue of dr king it will be known as the stone of hope president obama will be on hand sunday at the memorial for an official dedication ceremony today that marks the forty eighth anniversary of dr king's historic i have a dream speech take a look. i have a dream. but wrong thing. there's a major something we will rise up. and live about the current meaning of it scream . we're all grieved proved to be self-evident that all men are created. however the dedication comes during a troubling time for african-americans in america who are questioning whether or not dr king's dream has been realized and we have century after his death according to a new washington post poll only thirty six percent of african-americans believe dr king's dream has been realized down from sixty five percent when president obama was inaugurate

martin luther king, jr.effort for over a decade. we join you all in expressing that debt of gratitude and we stand here today on the brink of seeing an idea come to fruition. i am actually representing a generation whose lives remain a lot easier by our forefathers and the warriors of the civil rights movement were actually here today we did not face -- here today. we did not face some of the struggles that you talk about. you give us the opportunity to walking your footsteps by opening the door to offer to -- the door to opportunity. the call mine generation, a generation xers. we keep that responsibility alive. we're proud to sponsor this effort to help realize the first memorial of an african american on the national mall. on august 28, we are dedicating our entire day of programming to dr. king's memorial and legacy. and for those of us who are fortunate to be here this weekend, thank you very much, we know we have family and friends who would love to be here but can opt. we will be broadcasting live on

martin luther king is ok. it would be better to see blacks, whites, asians, and indians surrounding him holding hands. there is still racism. the republicans against democrats, nothing going on. still there is nothing for the poor people. if you are not rich, and you do not even qualify as an american. that is wrong. we have a lot of work to do. we need to keep going forward and get rid of the republicans and democrats. there should be one union for one nation for the people. host: georgia, even on the independent line. caller: i think the taxpayers money should be spent on something more than the tax year. i know that martin luther did some good, but he would want to help out the people of the nation. host: turley savage in the kit you new york times." -- in the "new york times." wichita, kan., good morning on the republican line. caller: i like the statute. it reminds me of bringing people together. and that is what we need today. we have been divided by or political beliefs. -- how or political beliefs. it

the dhaka central martin luther king jr. and his struggle told a non-violent movement together with this weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the i have a dream speech. this program is about an hour long. c-span: taylor branch come author if it were a fire 1963 to 1965, when did you first interested in martin luther king? >> guest: when i was in high school as a young fellow growing up in atlanta georgia high started the photograph of the dogs and the fire hoses in birmingham when i was a junior in high school and asked my first political question how can this be and what is it made of and my parents didn't have an answer. it became kind of the quest to find out about. it's an enormous power and the direction in my life. c-span: how many years of your life have you spent about these years? >> guest: i started after i got into a book career after magazine journalism i wanted to write about this but had no answer and started in 1981 what was proposed to be the history of the american and it's not in 60 years and i've got to v

martin luther king, iii. [applause] >> good morning, and let me first thank god for the wonderful opportunity to be back at the afl-cio national headquarters. and first, to the president, mr. richard trumka, to our executive vice president, and thank you for your warm introduction, arlene holt-baker, and to secretary-treasurer elizabeth schuler. s boblso to moderator' herbert and maria elena salinas, to reverend jackson, to bill lucy. i am sure i will miss somebody, but attribute that to my head and not my heart, but also to my dear wife andrea king, to our king center staff that is here, and friends. it is a great pleasure to join you this morning in this symposium on jobs, justice, and the american dream. you might remember that at the time of my father's passing, that he and his team, reverend jackson and many others, were mobilizing for the poor people's campaign, to bring together poor blacks, whites, and native americans, americans from all walks of life, to say to our nation's policy makers that we dem

martin luther king jr. national memorial project foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: a quick programming note. starting thursday, we will bring you a two-part special on the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. in advance of this weekend unveiling of the king memorial in washington. we will focus on dr. king pose a controversial stand against the vietnam war in the final years of his life and his most famous speech about the vietnam. dr. king drew a parallel between war and poverty and is an issue at the center of american life. i traveled around the country on a tour aimed at highlighting the plight of the poor. this fall we will bring you highlights from our trip during a special week of programming devoted to those suffering the most in our society. stay tuned for more details about that week on poverty in america this fall. last week, we got another sobering reminder of poverty whe

martin luther king is ok.t would be better to see blacks, whites, asians, and indians surrounding him holding hands. there is still racism. the republicans against democrats, nothing going on. still there is nothing for the poor people. if you are not rich, and you do not even qualify as an american. that is wrong. we have a lot of work to do. we need to keep going forward and get rid of the republicans and democrats. there should be one union for one nation for the people. host: georgia, even on the independent line. caller: i think the taxpayers money should be spent on something more than the tax year. i know that martin luther did some good, but he would want to help out the people of the nation. host: turley savage in the kit you new york times." -- in the "new york times." wichita, kan., good morning on the republican line. caller: i like the statute. it reminds me of bringing people together. and that is what we need today. we have been divided by or political beliefs. -- how or political beliefs. it br

martin luther king jr.? and he said, yes. an -- because somehow we take their sole appearance and make a judgement. the man looked like a nice man, but as soon as dr. king acquiesced and said he was dr. king, he just hauled off and -- spat. all over his head. i was so mad. i was new to the nonviolent movement. [laughter] and so he had to take time to give me a lesson. don't hate him. love him. well, that was very difficult for me. well, the incident passed. he cleaned his head off. and continued with the love in his heart. another incident similar to that, we were in birmingham to we had integrated the hotel in birmingham preparing for our national convention. we were standing in the lobby of the hotel talking to the general manager about our proceedings for the week. another similar incident. a white man walked up to him. i was standing. there was andrew young, reverend abernathy, j.t. johnson, and the man said, aren't you martin luther king? that's what they used to call him. martin luther king. he said, well, i'm martin kin

martin luther king jr. once said our lives begin to end the day we become solid about things that matter. tonight, as we celebrate the world vision and commitment to peace and justice as they guided dr. king and inspired the leaders coming here with us this evening we are mindful of the fact that we stand on the shoulders of those who refuse to be silent about things that matter most. truth, justice, equality, and opportunity for all. and to that end, as we begin making our plans for dedication week, we wanted to be sure that our celebration included time to remember dr. bloom -- dr. king as a leader of the world vision. his concerns were for the rights of all people, not just here in our own country, but those who live across the globe. for that we own -- we owe him a continued debt of gratitude. [applause] finally, as i take my seat, it is truly an honor, and no doubt of privilege, for me to introduce our next guest, who like our other distinguished speakers is a trailblazer in his own right. the former ma

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can speak up our first comment came to us from the viewer rant line this week in the new martin luther king jr memorial hurricane rolling will be dedicated on the national mall in a grand ceremony that will be attended by president obama leaders of the civil rights movement and several big name celebrities this monument which has been in the making for the last twenty five years is the first monument on the national mall not dedicated to america in. president and the first for an african-american and is one of the last new structures authorized to be built on the national mall coincidentally sunday the day the dedication ceremony also marks the forty eighth anniversary of the reverend dr martin luther king's historic i have a dream speech at the lincoln memorial. i have a dream. that one day. this made some will rise up. live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be felt that but then that oh man are created. with this spirit called around mind as the one of the goals dr king pursued tirelessly for many years has yet to be realized. i hope you and your listeners around

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the two new folks at martin luther king middle school. and i'd like to introduce natalie eberhart who is the principal and anthony braxton who is the assistant principal to make the presentation. please. >> so thank you, my name is natalie eberhart, the new principal at martin luther king jr. school and with my assistant principal mr. braxton and with ms. diane reynolds who is one of our outstanding teachers. mr. braxton and i have only been at the school for less than a month and already found ms. reynolds to be an inavailable -- invaluable member of our staff who cares deeply for our teachers and the staff and are making sure our students with special education needs are being fully realized in the education classes, being fully included and coming to the fullness of their potential in our school. so we're definitely very proud to recognize ms. diane reynolds. [applause] >> it's been my privilege to be at dr. martin luther king middle school since it's been at the present site. i only missed one year there. being at the school. and i've

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martin luther king stood for. guest: absolutely. host: we have more time with our guests, just under an hour, with michelle bernard, president and c.e.o. of the bernard center for women, politics, and public policy, also a political analyst for msnbc and a member of the women's forum. we're also joined by leonard steinhorn, author. leonard steinhorn is also author of the "greater generation" and is a professor of communication at american university here in the nation's capital. next call, willie, dayton, ohio. thank you for waiting. caller: yes, good morning. i've got two quick points. the race issue, it kind of leads african-americans, and what i mean is, as we keep focusing on blacks and whites, i watched africans, asians, i watched indians come into the country to integrate, get the skill sets, they either get advanced degrees, and they're competitors. we're stuck in 2011 still discussing issues that were prevalent when i was born in 1968. second topic, or second point, if you can complete a request for public assistance, you ca

later this morning the martin luther king jr. memorial in the nation's capital opens for the very first time. we look at the newest monument. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: in 1963, dr. martin luther king delivered his powerful "i have a dream" speech on washington, d.c.'s national mall. 48 years later the memorial to the civil rights pioneer will be open to the public. >> for the first time we will have a man of color, a man of peace to grace the mall. >> reporter: it will honor and celebrate the life and legacy of dr. king. one of the leading force s and catalyst for the civil rights movement across the country. >> overwhelming memories. all that we've gone through and still have to go through. >> he's not for african-american history. he's for american history. >> reporter: the martin luther king jr. national memorial spreads across four acres, sprayed with cherry blossom trees. etched along a granite 450-foot wall. a lasting testament to justice, democracy, hope and love. >> his message brought this country back together whe

we have a slideshow of the new martin luther king, jr., memorial on the national mall. plus gwen ifill refcts on his "i have a dream" speech. and a reminder-- we've launched a new project ahead of the tenth anniversary of the september 11 attacks. we call it the "9/11 video quilt." together with our colleagues at pbs stations across the country, we've collected your thoughts on what's changed since 2001. here's a sampling of some of the responses we've received recently. >> because everybody is doing their little part, even if its-- even if you are's military, civilian or law enforcement, just like you ride the train or bus, there's messages every where you see something, say something so somebody can react on it. everybody gets involved. i would imagine it is. >> no, i don't. and the reason is that i don't think there's a way to prevent it i just don't think there is a way to prevent it. i really feel that if they wanted it to come back and do something, they'll come back and do something. >> i would rather be safe than sorry. based on the procedures which they have no

i was not in the white house when martin luther king made that speech. it was in april of 1968 when he made that speech at riverside church in which he came out strongly. i am told by the people who remained at the white house that lyndon johnson was vitriolic and bitter about that, because he thought it would undermine his cause, undermined the war. after that speech, black folks really began to question, really began to believe martin luther king about the fact that they were fighting the war, day and working class white people. that has been true of all wars and our time. i saw a study of the personnel, the fighting forces in afghanistan. most of them come from working families. many of them because they cannot get a job at home. war thrives on the victims it creates on the battlefield and on the blood and muscle of young men and women who wind up serving when others purchase their way out of it. tavis: for my money, nobody has ever done it better than bill moyers. i have the honor to be on the network at least that overlapped his service for a number

proud supporter of the washington, d.c., martin luther king, jr., memorial foundation. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: what an honor to have lenny kravitz on this said. he is about to embark on a world tour in support of his new cd, "black and white america." here is a video from "to come on, get it." i feel like a canine ♪ come on and get it ♪ love, in love with your and i am coming to get it ♪ you know i am good for your love, and you know that i need it ♪ tavis: are you all right? >> i am beautiful. >> you are beautiful. i did not mean it that way. >> everyone i know says the same thing. tavis: i was the all-star game. you killed its. >> thank you. tavis: i thought it was so cool the way they staged a concert. you look like you had a good time. >> they went all out. it was a good way to come back. tavis: how do you -- now that you have so many records behind you, is there a concept behind each project? >> i never know. wh

the martin luther king jr.mony next week but we can already take you on a virtual tour of the site right now. josh levs is going to take us on a journey. >> the ceremony itself will be a week from tomorrow. it will be next weekend on sunday. but there's all sorts of events already going on. take a look at these pictures, and these are renderings of what the site is going to look like. i'm going to jump you inside this virtual tour. i'm going to show you a little bit and tell you some basics. this is a four-acre site, organizers say is designed to invoke the memory and spiritual presence of dr. king. it has several different sections that include some of his most famous quotes and excerpts of his sermons. and this is the centerpiece, this is the sculpt chur. when i click on it. you're able to see the inscription, "out of the mountain of december spire comes home." it is designed to be a stone of hope emerging from this, a mountain of despair. is it's got that imagery going for it. and it's very, very close, just

yesterday the fbi made an arrest in a recent martin luther king day bombing attempt. news reports identified a suspect as a member of the same white supremacist group that influence the oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. i urge you to hold a hearing examining the homeland security threat posed by anti-government white supremacist groups. as the committee on homeland security, our mission is to examine threats to this nation's security. a narrow focus that excludes no threats, lacks clarity and may be myopic. our personal experience plays a role in how we see the world. we have all come to this place from somewhere else. as i understand it the chairman's background includes history of a country divided by religion and formed by prolonged and violent struggle. i am from mississippi. my personal history is one in which non-violence was the bedrock principle in the struggle for societal change and political rights. religion played a role in that struggle too. but we are not here in these places now. as members of congress our words transcend this hearing room. we must

martin luther king jr., he's the first non-u.s. president to be so honored and the current president will honor him. the statue is 30 feet tall and the day will mark the 48th anniversary of the march on washington. today we talked to some of the people who got the first look at the memorial to honor the dream, including one who was there back then. >> the memorial to dr. king is the first one on the national mall to celebrate a man of color, hope and peace. and you can see this location is powerful. >> i have a dream. >> martin luther king jr. liberated not just a people, but a nation. >> i'm old enough to remember segregation, the jim crow laws, and it's hard to believe that we have this monument to a black man. >> i saw a dream that came alive, that someday you could see a monument statue of black people. >> he did so much for this country before i was even born and he helped shape the country to where it is now. >> i'm very touched. and i'm also moved that we finally have arrived and the community as a whole, everything that i h

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