he wrote that a little more than a year after the assassination of martin luther king jr. and a little more than a month after king was assassinated, bayard wrote to his friend, bill sutherland, and asked at the time that he was too discombobulated to write a full letter. that letter to bill sutherland followed a letter in which bayard wrote, if he stepped into martin luther king's shoes, that's one reason i would come back to america. people thought highly of him, and i think it's partly because he had this steadfast hope. he kept bouncing back after people stamped on him, after they put him in jail, after they cast him into the shadows. he keeps rising again. and this letter gets to the heart of that steadfast hope that drove bayard or so many years of his life. >> that's a wonderful letter. >> isn't it? yeah, i think it is too. one of my favorites. >> one of the things i was struck by in the book and in bayard's story is how he drew strength from and rhetorical power from religion and from his quaker faith and from christianity and the ways that he writes about that. and

martin luther king jr. and an openly gay man. mr. rustin's letters cover over 40 years of his life, and the correspondents include eleanor holmes nor month and martin luther king jr. this is an hour, ten minutes. >> i, as a lifetime human rights activist, i'm especially excited to be talking to you about bayard rustin because, as you can see in his collective letters and as i'd like to ask michael to talk about, he was, um, really the, the in some ways sole voice in the civil rights movement who really saw a complete set of linkages between all forms of injustice. and, um, you know, a very sad story of the split between civil rights and human rights in the united states that, actually, the schomburg center is going to be looking at in an upcoming event on march 30th, and which is certainly the subject of a whole other discussion, but it's one of the things that's very inspiring in his stories, that he saw so clearly that indignity and justice against african-americans was connected to the discrimination and the struggles, discriminat

martin luther king jr.emorial opened. some important changes still made to the memorial itself. story fory has the us. >> many did not believe we would build this memorial. >> one year after the martin luther king jr. memorial opens public, people say it is everything they hoped. you can come to this area and feel something. >> tonight, the martin luther memorial foundation hosted show a -- showed about the civil-rights movement. >> i have supported it ever since it started. i hope to be around quite a few more years to do the same thing. still one more outstanding issue with the monument. makes -- this quote dr. mark mother king jr. sound was.ike he -- dr. martin luther king jr. sound not like he was. >> we will replace it with some more stones. >> it will only take about three weeks or so. many say the " is not taking away -- the quote is not taking from the memorial. >> it speaks to the soul. hundreds of flight delays for united airlines passengers this afternoon. and outage did not affect plans air,were

martin luther king jr.: "oh, i think a tremendous effect.convinced that when the historr books are written in future years, historians will have to recood this 3 movement as one of the most greatest epics of our heritage. heritage. the recording was made three years before king's famous " i have a dream" speech.tull's father was writing a book about "jim crow" segregation laws... bbt never finished it. here's a study most parents won't be thrilled to hear. 3new research shows binge drinkers are happier with their college experience and social life than their non-drinking peers. sociologists say bingeing is associated with social power. the researchers told the american sociological association most students who binge drink ... do it to fit in. here's something else to think about as your teen heads off to college.most of this year's college students were born in 1994.that means they've neverr needed an actual airline ticket... or a set of encyclopedias.they also grew up with the internet... and to them... kurt cobain... jacqueline kennedy on

this day forty nine years ago the reverend dr martin luther king gave his most famous speech telling three hundred thousand americans gathered together at the lincoln memorial here in washington d.c. that he had a dream. here was dr king's dream in his own words are have a dream. but one day. this married someone will grow up and live out the true meaning of it. we're all good news self-evident that all men are created. forty nine years later this day today republicans are meeting in tampa florida to turn king's dream back into the nightmare of inequality and segregation that he lived through the reverend dr martin luther king and had a dream that the sweltering heat of oppression would transform into an away says of freedom and justice he had a dream that in southern states where race is sell our one day little black children little white children would join hands as brothers and sisters in the decades since dr king's speech this nation has worked very hard to make king's dream a reality and we've succeeded in many ways although there's still a lot of work to do but today dr king's d

martin luther king and others, president kennedy. and it was during that meeting that we told president kennedy that we were going to march on washington. president kennedy didn't like the idea. he said if you bring all these people to washington won't be violence and chaos and disorder? we'll never get a civil right bill through congress. and it was a civel rights icon who spoke up and said mr. president, this will be an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent protest and we went around the country organizing, mobilizing and we invited four major white religious and labor leaders to join us. so there were 0e of us. that spoke. and considered ourselves the leaders of the march. i spoke number six. dr. king spoke number 10. and out of the 10 people that spoke that day, i'm the only one still around. but i remember so well after the march was over, after dr. king had delivered that speech. president kennedy invited us back down to the white house. he stood in the door of the oval office greeting each one of us. he was like a beaming, proud fathe

kennedy and martin luther king, both assassinated martyrs for civil rights. and you dare to suggest nancy pelosi at this point? you should name the zoo after her. that would be nice. how about the beach chalet fields as in this city, we have a martyr who was assassinated, the mayor who was a civil rights worker and an advocate in the gay community. it should be harvey milk drive. thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm the executive director of the national aids memorial grove. it's an honor to speak before the commissioner and general ed -- general manager. like to a knowledge the relationship you have had. 25 years ago, when nancy pelosi was running for office, this city had lost nearly 15,000 of its residents. the impact upon the community was profound. on that run, she knew there was not a voice in government, there is not anybody standing up speaking on behalf of what was needed to move on for word. most importantly, she gave voice to those in those cities that needed it. fast forward five years later, the growth of was founded. over the last 25 years, we have h

martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> that's a 31-year-old martin luther king, jr. in 1960. the interview is conducted by an insurance salesman writing an unpublished book on racism. the tapes will be up for a private sale later this month. >>> still ahead on "way too early," after his team is swept by the chicago white sox, the yankees manager joe girardi pauses from his press conference to confront a heckler. went after the guy. this story ends and get the night's highlights in sport

martin luther king said about the progress of civil rights. as a young man of just 31 years of age, this was recorded just four days before christmas, 1960. >> i'm convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all the barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> the quality and clarity are perfect. in case you're wondering, the interview was recorded by a local insurance salesman who wanted to write a books on racism. it also contains rare comments on the situation in africa right then. we put the complete audio on our website tonight. >>> up next this evening, a little boy using a lot of speed to make a big difference. evenin little boy using a lot of speed to make a big difference. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i lov

martin luther king jr. spoke truth to power to the day he died between 1965 to 1968 like his biographer said he literally becomes a pillar of fire talking against the vietnam war talking about political and economic inequality and talking about the triple threats of militarism, materialism and racism on the body politics. 44 years after martin luther king jr.'s death, those threats remain. we think that the new jim-crow on one level we think about michele alexander's best-selling book about mass incarceration and the african-american community. what i want to do today is extend that metaphor beyond just incarceration. we are going to dhaka but incarceration today but i want to expend that to public schools, to racial, political and economic inequality to the death of trayvon martin sheeran harlem to the issues of police brutality to our foreign policy and the drone that checks against innocent globalist. i want to extend the metaphor of the new jim crow to the new tax on the voting rights for african-americ

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martin luther king jr. national memorial celebrating its one-year anniversary since opening to the public? . a brief program taking place tonight in southwest washington at 7:00. afterwards, organizers will hold a special film screening. the work begins on correcting the quote on the statute. new details on installing >> all eyes are on tropical storm isaac as this year's hurricane strength. residents from the florida panhandle to southeastern louisiana in the low-lying areas have been ordered to evacuate. the storm is expected to make landfall one day before the seventh-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. the republican national convention gets underway officially today. scheduled speakers include virginia governor bob mcdonnell and ann romney. you will services today for the prince george's county police officers who died in a high- speed crash last week. officer adrian morris's funeral is at 10:00 this morning at woodstream chruch in mitchellville. you can watch the service live on our sister station,

see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> pbs. >> be more. >> pbs.

. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: what a pleasure to welcome howl and marilyn bergman, she was talking about her granddaughter. riding about her grandbaby that i adore. over the course of their career, 53 of their years as husband and wife, they have teamed up on some of the most memorable songs of all time including classics from barbara streisand like the way we were and you don't bring me flowers, earning 69 hawker nominations, and a slew of other words including an induction into the songwriters hall of fame. i am honored after all these years to finally have you on this couch. >> we were on the couch of years, but somewhere else. >> everytime i see them anywhere in town, i would run across everybody, run across everybody, i'll always interested to learn more and listen more and love more. you are wonderful

martin luther king jr. at one point, dr. king talks about what he expects the legacy of the civil rights movement to be. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the interview dates back to december 21st, 1960. that was four years before the civil rights act became year, three years before dr. king's famous "i have a dream" speech, eight years before he was assassinated. the tape was discovered by a man named steven tull. steven tull's father did the interview with dr. king for a book that the father was planning to write. that book was never written and eventually the tape was just forgotten. as one might imagine, historians are extremely interested in that find. tull says he plans to sell the recording to a private collector later this month. he already has an agent in new york to help him to do that. >> wow. >> that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" coming up next. >> we hope to see you a li

remember martin luther king. the backbone of the struggle while other minorities were sitting on the sidelines. i am here to ask the supervisors to consider a supplemental act or a subsidy. i see you have on the agenda and nine. -- a subsidy for 25 years. i would like to consider radio station kpoo and put them down on that category. they have served the community, and not just one element of the community. they have served all elements of the community. they serve it with great excellence. i hope you all will consider the door is about to close. they are not getting finding. they have been broadcasting these board of supervisors meetings for ages. there is no funding from the board of supervisors. please consider doing something we need them badly. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, members of the board. i represent the sheriff of the city and county of san francisco. i want to make a brief points about the process. both the objections, we object to having the commission come before you an

. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: please welcome kevin costner t this program. the oscar winner is one of hollywood's most recognizable artists and the past two decades. a string of memorable project. he is a small sample of some of his outstanding work. >> i should have been here, i wanted to be. >> i understand, i do. just tell me, are you being careful? are you making progress? >> i think your husband just became the man that got out capone. >> lieutenant dunbar? >> yes, sir? actually, i am here at my own request. i always wanted to see the frontier. >> if you go there, he will come. -- build it. >> you don't look like a body guard. >> what did you expect? >> i dunno, maybe a tough guy. >> and this is my disguise. ♪ tavis: the thankfully, your career is nowhere near being over, but if the hatfields and mccoys

. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased to welcome shawn colvin to this program. the three-time grammy winner is out with a very personal and honest memoir about her life and career. it's called, like one of her previous songs, "diamond in the rough." she's also out with a new cd, and from the new disc, here now some of the video for the title track, "all fall down." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we all fall down ♪ ♪ we all fall down ♪ we all fall down ♪ we all fall down tavis: nice video. good to have you on. >> it's great to be here, thank you. tavis: glad to have you here. i want to jump right into this. what is it about shawn colvin that has her consistently writing about love and heartache? if they categorized records in music stores -- well, there are no music stores anymore, but if they categorized records by theme, you'd be

drive it changed to the name along the same theme of the other drives in the park, including martin luther king and john f. kennedy. also someone who more closely represents san francisco and its core values. however, i feel nancy pelosi no longer represents her constituency and now represents the so-called values of a federal p.r. campaign. i also feel ed lee, his ceremony and the new sign were an end run to many park lovers, including myself. i would be happy to hear names of assassinated persons representing san francisco and the values of san francisco locals, including harvey milk, also a noted rights activist. yesterday -- i did not see this but i know people who had, they killed a man while handcuffed to was unknown contributor to the occupy movement, which i member of. although he was handcuffed after being shot twice in the chest, the witnesses -- a witness to and being shot after they handcuffed him. it may well prove out in six months that this man was assassinated. occupy sf has no leaders and this man's contribution represent us and his death. his name was pray, a lovely name which

martin luther king, jr. surfaced today. stefan tull found the audio reel in his father's attic in chattanooga, tennessee. tull's father interviewed king in december of 1960 and four years before the civil rights act became law. he asked king about the progress of the movement. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. but the thing that impresses me about the movement is the fact that they have followed means that grow out of the highest tradition of nonviolence and peaceful methods. >> pelley: dr. king was assassinated eight years later. tull plans to sell the newly discovered interview later this month. we'll be back in a moment. d ens. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from get