thurman became a friend to martin luther king, jr. benjamin mays was a president of morehouse college from 1940 to 1967 and during that time martin luther king, jr., was one of mr. mays' students. up next, a discussion on the relationship between thurman, mays and king. morehouse college hosted this hour and a half long discussion. >> good afternoon. >> i'm willis, interim vice president for academic affairs here at morehouse college. it's my great pleasure to bring greetings on behalf of our president, robert michael franklin. his schedule has him traveling today but if you know robert, you know that the public intellectual that he is would prefer to be here for this discussion. i want to thank our distinguished panelists for their participation in what promises to be a spirited discussion of inner faith pione pioneers, all morehouse icons as well as giants in the larger world house. i also want to thank you, the members of the audience, for braving the threatening weather to hear and interact with our panelists. finally, let me exten

martin luther king jr. howard thurman served as dean of theology and benjamin mace was president of morehouse college. this is 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. >> i'm willis sheftall, professor and provost at morehouse college. it's my great pleasure to bring meetings on behalf of our president, robert michael franklin. his schedule has him traveling today, but if you know robert, intellectual that he is would prefer to be here for this discussion. i want to thank our distinguished panelists for their participation in what propgss to be a spirited discussion of interfaith pioneers martin luther king jr., benjamin mace and howard thurman, all icons as well as giants in thehous i also want to thank you, members of the audience, for braving the threatening weather to hear and interact with our panelists. and finally let me extend a special thanks to dean larry carter, roy craft, terry walker and their support staffs for putting together another outstanding testament to the college's commitment to advancing inter

when i asked thurman what influence he had on martin luther king, jr., i think he if a -- facetiously said i had less influence on martin luther king, jr., than any other professor at boston university. we both laughed because this is a time when everyone is claiming they had a major influence on the thinking of martin luther king, jr., because he took a class from them or something. thurman and king would spend sunday afternoons watching baseball together. it's this intimate, personal dimension thurman will often speak of. but in talking with persons who were close to king at the time, they said martin luther king, jr., was eager to get to chapel to listen to thurman as he preached on sunday mornings. so there is this sort of intaking that's going on also with king as well as when you read much of king. you can hear so many of thurman's themes being residence nant in king's writing. and here king is starting to list people from the 20th century. he lists howard thurman. it says something about the significance of thurman but this conversation we are having is bringing forth the impor

this is the spirit of martin luther king jr. and gao and it is a noble reason that should compel us to continue to fight for their cause. and mr. chairman, i was very much moved this morning by the actions of my friend, michael horowitz, on behalf of the china six-prisoner faith and all other chinese prisoners of conscience. i think mr. horowitz is here today. i was especially moved by his effort to cause the obama administration to deal with the human rights issues with the primetime attention that such leaders as president reagan and the late tom landis give it. michael was arrested in front of the white house this morning. for engaging in a quiet and respectful demonstration. as i saw the police place handcuffs on him and drive him away in a squad car, i realized how great america's heart can be. i also realized the great things that america's friends of freedom can do for oppressed people in china andelsewhere. before his arrest, michael prepared a statement which i hope can be entered into the hearing record. as you know, m

here on this very small is where the reverend martin luther king jr.n where we're all measured by the content of our character. and where we join together at one table, the table of brotherhood. and here in this city is also where president lyndon johnson brought forth and signed the landmark civil rights act of 1964. today, african-americans help lead our nation in all facets of life, from government to the military, to the law, from business to the arts. to medicine and education. this museum will share these stories and will pay tribute to the many lives known and unknown that has so inmeasurably enriched our nation. the national museum of african-american history and

and this weekends, as we marked martin luther king day, martin luther king jr. day, imagine this beautiful monument. this beautiful monument on the national mall where lincoln and jefferson and roosevelt, all those in washington, martin luther king jr., pretty thrilling that he is there as a giant of america. and remember the speech that he made. the "i had a dream" speech. but many of us loved the part when he talked about the fierce urgency of now. it's become very popular to talk about that. but it's very urgent right now. to be sensitive to it. but follow those words about the fierce urgency of now is what i love. this powerful statement. he said, this is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. the same could be true of the same challenges we face today. arianna talked to you about the internet and increase communication. we have expanded opportunity through science and technology and through awareness that technology provides for us to make a very big difference for our children for their future, for ou

. >> the driver of a bmw lost control of while speeding down martin luther king jr. in landover. >> he had to be doing 100 miles an hour. >> when he hit the curve, he went airborne. there were tires and axles. he crashed all the windows out. >> the vehicle plowed into a car parked at this restaurant. >> somebody called 911. >> two delta lost to the hospital with london -- non- life-threatening injuries. a third person, possibly the driver or passenger in the bmw was ejected. >> i thought it was an explosion. >> witnesses told us they could tell the victim was young. >> maybe 23. >> a life lost to recklessness. i cannot even explain it. my gut feeling was oh my god. >> the victim was a female and that she may have been the driver of the speeding car. they don't know exactly why the driver was going so fast down martin luther king jr. high. they do know the vehicle was not being chased by authorities. in landover, jay korff, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. investigators try to find out what caused a fire at a high rise apartment complex in southeast around 8:30 last

until all success, martin luther king, jr. on the national mall.ional museum of african-american history ask culture, until all success be nobleness and every game divine. shalom, peace be unto you. god bless america. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stanley thurston and the signature choir. >> music from the church has touched hearts and stirred songs for generations. it has soothed in times of trouble and inspired it to the noble things. today the heritage signature choral will perform a liturgical work "my soul is anchored in the lord". ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> stirring indeed. yes. creating the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture is a grand endeavor, and a grand endeavores in estates a courage to dream big. his efforts have brought us this moment and his guidance will take us to the day when the national museum of african-american history and culture opens its doors on this spot. please welcome the founding director of this museum lonnie bunch. [

martin luther king jr. >>> back now with a 9news now update. how it will correct a paraphrased quote inscribed on the new memorial to dr. martin luther king, jr. the paraphrase reads, i was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness and drew a will the of criticism for those who said it portrayed king as being arrogant. the correction will be a direct quote from a recorded speech king gave just two months before he was assassinated. >> meantime, go ahead, lesli. >> virginia congressman, frank wolf is asking a federal panel to reject a design for a memorial honoring president dwight d. eisenhower. >> objects to the design. architect proposed a memorial park framed by large metal tapestries depicting the home in kansas. his role as a military hero and president would be represented in stone on a smaller scale. the family says the design over emphasizes eisenhower's roots and neglects his accomplishments, which were large indeed. still ahead, it's a skill being dropped in the driving test. it's absolutely essential to live and move around h

martin luther king, jr., could actually make the problems worse. we'll talk about that after the break. >>> a 9news now update. more concerns about plans to correct a paraphrase on the new memorial to martin luther king jr. the president of the mlk memorial project foundation says plans to change an inscription would actually threaten the design, structure, and integrity of the new monument. his concerns echo those made by the foundation's architect. the national park service announced it will correct the quote by inscribing the full quote as dr. king said it. >>> today marks one month since the costa concordia cruise ship ran aground. the coast guard took family members of those missing to the ship and many of them tossed messages or flowers into the water. 15 people are unaccounted for since the ship hit a reef january 13. >>> now to safety concerns. federal safety teams are investigating reports of fires in the driver side doors of chevy trailblazers. model years 2006 and 2007. the national highway safety administration says more than 300,000 veh

at 8:30 the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors, benjamin mace. 10:00, to nashville, tennessee, the museum built on the cite where martin luther king jr. wass as is nated. at 10:30, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the "n" world on american literature and culture with a focus on uncle tom's cabin and mark twain's huckleberry finn. this is american history tv on c-span 3. >>> you're joining us on c-span 3 american history tv every weekend, 48 hours of the people and the events that tell the american story. we're continuing our special look at the nation's first ladies on this president's day weekend. and we revisit nancy reagan's 1999 tour of the ronald reagan presidential library. >> mrs. reagan, for somebody who has not been to this library, how do you get here? where is it? >> it's? n. s it's in simi valley. it sits high on 100 acres. and it's not too far from los angeles. we can leave our house and be here in 45 minutes. it's beautiful, just beautiful. everybody how old coshould come it. >> one of the things that struc

the captions behind the scene and i guess the best example is the making of the martin luther king jr. deal. it took 13 years to get that deal passed and so we've captured that history there including some of the advocacy for people outside of congress. >> this is a wonderful programming the shunts to go to -- for students to go to. they can go online and get information they would not be able to otherwise. it's a great tool. >> absolutely. it was primarily geared to college students but now we have an educator section which is designed for high school students, we have lesson plans on apartheid and civil rights and last year we took students from the washington metro area and they went through the apartheid lesson plan. and we've had a representative from the south african embassy there was to talk to them about what it was like to live in apartheid. >> how do you get to the website? >> you can go to our website. www.cdcfinc.org and look for the your voice icon and it's african-american voices in congress. >> i think it's great idea. its time has come. >> it is wonderful. we can netw

through the storage facility to see artifacts on display. 8:30, the relationship between martin luther king, jr. and his mentors, benjamin mays and hour thurman. at 10:00 to memphis, tennessee as we toured the national civil rights museum built on the site where martin luther king, jr. was assassinated. and at 10:30 from connecticut, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the n word in american culture with a focus on uncle tom's cabin and mark twain's huckberry fin. this is american history tv on c-span $3. >> on this president's day c-span3 american history tv we're featuring first ladies. up next first lady michelle obama talking about growing up, her life, and the value of education. she spoke to graduating seniors at anacostia high school. >> thank you all. thank you so much. first of all, thank you charity. you did a great job on that introduction. love you all, too. so proud. i want to thank the anacostia senior high school choir for their amazing performances. i also want to thank brandon, annie, and, of course, your valedictorian jordan for their amazing remarks. le

storage facility to see the artifacts that will be on display. 8:30 the relationship between martin luther king jr. and mentors, benjamin mays and howard thurmon. the national civil rights museum built on the site where martin luther king jr. was asashnated and 10:30, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the "n" word in american literature and culture with a focus on uncle tom's cabin and twain's huckleberry fin. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> former first lady betty ford and rose lynn carter became friends and partners after leaving the white house as did their husbands, ford and carter. last summer rose lynn carter travelled to california and delivered a eulogy for betty ford following her death in july. sitting in the front row pew, michel michelle obama, nancy reagan and former president george w. bush. >> betty ford was my friend and i'm honored to be here today to help celebrate the life of this truly remarkable woman. i never imagined when we first met 40 years ago that we would develop such a close personal friendship. at that time, betty was the wife of t

at 8:30, the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors benjamin mace and howard thursday min. at 10:00 as we tour the national civil rights museum built on the site where martin luther king jr. was assassinated and at 10:30 we're taught the use of the "n" word in american culture c-span3. news and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter and foursquare. follow it all weekend every weekend online. >>> all day monday american history tv is featuring america's first ladies. who do you think was our most influential first lady? vote and join the conversation with us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> this week on american artifacts we visit the center for education and leadership across the street from ford's theater where john wilkes booth shot president lincoln as he enjoyed the play "our american cousin." the center is the newest addition where visitors can learn about the life, death, and legacy of bray con. paul tetro talks about the center's purpose and goals and kur yater tracythexhibits. >> we are in the center

at 8:30, the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors, benjamin mays and howard therman. as we travel the civil rights museum built on the site where martin luther king jr. was assassinated. and at 10:30, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the "n" word on american literature and culture, with a focus on "uncle tom's cabin" and mark twain's "huckleberry fin." >>> this week on "american artifacts," we visit the center for education and leadership across the street from ford's theatre where john wilkes booth shot president lincoln as he enjoyed "our american cousin," it's the newest addition where visitors can learn about the life, death, and legacy of abraham lincoln. ford's theatre society director talks about the center's purpose and goals. >> we are in the center of education and leadership. directly across the street from historic ford's theatre on 10th street in washington, d.c. behind me is the tower of books, which is a concept that really started about five years ago to visualize and showcase

at 8:30, the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors, benjamin maze and howard thurman. at 10:00, to memphis, tennessee, as we tour the national civil rights museum, built on the site where martin luther king jr. was assassinated. and at 10:30 from waterbury, connecticut, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the "next" word in american literature and culture, with a focus on "uncle tom's cabin" and mark twain's "huckleberry finn." this is american history tv on c-span3. >>> there's a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedules and preview our upcoming programs. watch featured video from our regular weekly series, as well as access our history tweets, history in the news, and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter, and foursquare. follow american history tv every weekend on c-span3 and online at c-span.org/history. >> welcome to american history tv on c-span3, where all weekend, everywhere weekend, we're featuring the people and the events that tell the american story. w

you know i think back to american history in the civil rights movement martin luther king jr was arrested repeatedly i think anybody who stands up for their basic freedoms who's going to face incarceration is standing alongside of martin luther king jr if anything a three eighty three to three vote shows that the entire system is corrupt and it's no surprise that they're attacking us we're going after their gravy train they want to stay corrupt and stay wholly owned subsidiaries of the special interest the fact that we're bringing up this conversation about getting money out of the out of politics toning down corporations pervasive role in our elections i'm not surprised that they're going after us but i would be outraged if people weren't on the street fighting against it because you know justice is on our side so to me these are the basic freedoms we're fighting for how can we possibly reform this country if we can't even maintain the same civil liberties that our founding fathers fought for to me this is about our future and i keep saying it and what the politicians are doing is the to

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people like martin luther king jr, told as darkness cannot drive of darkness. only light to that.he haight cannot drive out hate. only love can do that. perhaps it is only coincidental, but you cannot spell passion without spelling compass. i can remember people who hoped for me encouraged me. no matter the times in the season's, we cannot give up on hope. hope is patientvce with a lamp lit. the american poet emily dickinson rights "hope is that thing with others that perches in my sou and singe -- in my soul and it seems the tune and never stops at all. thank you and happy holidays. can all the speakers join me? and all the speakers join me so we can light the tree? is peter still here? ok. >> no, peter left. a surry. >> welcome, welcome. this is going to be gorgeous. i have not even seen the tree at. we're going to do a cat that. is everybody here? ok. i want to hear the children doing it, to. will will start with 10. ok? here we go. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheering] [laughter] >> beautiful. >> 13,000 stars. and how many cranes? >> 7000 cranes. unbelievable. isn't that b

. >> the driver of a bmw lost control while speeding down if martin luther king jr. highway in landover. authorities say the vehicle plowed into a car parked at the restaurant. >> it had to be doing 100 miles an hour. >> two adults taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a third person, possibly the driver or passenger in the bmw was ejected and killed. witnesses tell us the victims seemed to be young. >> i cannot even explain it. >> investigators also trying to find out this morning what caused the fire at a high-rise apartment complex in southeast. this fire broke out around 8:30 last night on a goodwill road. the fire started in the basement and spread to the second floor. a woman was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. and a child was hospitalized with minor injuries. >> a local group wants to make residents aware of the robbery spree happening across washington. the guardian angels will gather at the new york avenue metro station in a few minutes where they will pass out fliers killed with safety tips. brianne carter has more.

. >> the driver of a bmw lost control of while speeding down martin luther king jr. highway in landover. authorities say the vehicle plowed into a car parked at the restaurant. in had to be doing about 100 miles an hour. >> we know at least two adults were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries but it's a third person, possibly the driver or passenger in the bmw was ejected and killed. witnesses tell us the victims seemed to be young. >> i cannot even imagine. >> the department spent the night securing the scene so they can continue their investigation. as for the victims, they have not been identified. the caucuses say it was possibly a female in her early 20s. we are still waiting on that information from prince george's county police and we hope to get updates later this morning. -- the witnesses say it was possibly a female in her early 20s. >> a fire at a high-rise apartment complex in southeast. fire broke out around 8:30 last night on good hope road. the fire started in the basement and then spread to the second- floor. a woman was rushed to

the driver lost patrol of physical and crash into the restaurant on the 6700 block of martin luther king, jr. highway. four other people were injured but none of the injuries appear serious. a 22-year-old man is recovering at shock trauma after an apparent road rage incident in crofton. the victim and a woman in the green suv had just gotten married and did something that drew the attention of a driver in the silver sedan and a red light. when the sedan driver started yelling at them, a lead to some kind of pursued and that the crash. after the crash, the newlywed confronted the sedan driver, who attacked the man with a knife. now to our big story, as michigan's primary is just a week away, the republican race is heating up with a front runner rick santorum much more focused on president obama and catching some heat for that. tracie potts has the latest. >> after a day explaining his "phony theology" remarks, he focused on an issue hitting midwesterners hard, gas prices. >> this president is doing everything he can to hurt energy production in this country. >> the obama administration announ

here on this very mall is where the reverend martin luther king, jr., stood and shared his dream of the nation where we're all measured by the content of our character and where we join together at one table the table of brotherhood. and here in this city is also where president lyndon johnson fought for and signed the landmark civil rights act of 1964. today african-americans help lead our nation in all facets of life, from government to the military, to the law. from business to the arts to medicine and education. this museum will share these stories and will pay tribute to the many lives known and unknown that have so immeasurably enriched our nation. the national museum of african-american history and culture began as a bipartisan effort through legislation, sponsored by representatives john lewis and jc watts and senators sam brownback and max cleland. my husband, president bush, was proud to sign it into the law in 2003. and to envision the museum to be pit built on the mall where we honor soldiers and inventors and statesman. i'm particularly proud that the -- of the museum's vis

this all happened along martin luther king, jr. highway near sheriff road in landover. delia goncalves is live there with more on the bizarre story. we can only imagine how loud this was for the people sitting inside. >> reporter: you can imagine. some of those folks were probably injured when lots of shows shards of glass just came flying through the window. amazing scene. what's more spectacular is more people weren't hurt. this crash happened around dinner time, 6:30 yesterday. and only four people were injured. of course there was a fatality in this accident and that is the sad part of this story. it is an incredible scene. the windows now are boarded up. this is where that car ended but let me show you where the car started. police say the car started its collision course about a hundred feet away. it knocked over and flipped over this clothing bin and tore through a fence. it actually started over here at this citgo where the car hit a curb, went air born, and flipped over. the female driver of the speeding bmw we're told was thrown from the car. she died on the s

where the -- she graduated with honors, attending and the high-school at the same time as martin luther king jr. who she says will always be alive, and i wholeheartedly concur. she grew up playing piano and has played beautifully at community events and churches throughout her life. i might have the date wrong, i have 1948. with the dream of california's openness, she found the state had a ways to go to live up to the future the lot of black folks believe them when they came here. she found a community in social clubs of the fillmore and fondly remembers her for anticipation with her friends. her husband was in the navy on the uss missouri. she met him when he came to port at the san francisco shipyard where she got her first job of working as a clerk. when she did her application, her penmanship was so beautiful, they said you have to write for us. her job was riding a lot of letters. she and her husband sold housing to low-income people. she said that it was a view that could take you straight to hell or have an end if you were a lover, it was a view to see. her lifelong passion has been supp

i came across this saying about martin luther king, jr. that i think applies to all history. whatever work that you have, do it well. do your work so well that the living, the dead and the unborn will not do it better. a part of our history is the history of legacy of slavery and aftermath. today we have two persons at our table that are trying to deal with the legacy and aftermath of slavery, tony battle and holly fulton. great to have you both. some people have said when they knew you were coming on the program that it takes a lot of courage to look in the past and deal with the aftermath and the legacy. tell us what welcome to the table is all about? >> we consider ourselves a branch of a national group called coming to the table. we are the oakland group and the national coming to the table community is now a nonprofit. it's all about bringing together descendants of slaves or slave holderrors traders to coming to the for healing processes, anything around dialogue and talking about and healing together around our legacy and our history. so our group that meets monthly do

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. >>> a man behind the fund raising for the martin luther king jr.national memorial in dc is opposing the decision to shorten a quote on a center piece. memorial planners shortened it to make it fit. a 30-foot tall statute of king, the writer and other critics argue that the shortened version made king sound uncharacteristically egotist egotist call. ohio highway was closed much of the day saturday after massive pileup involving more than 2 dozen vehicles along i-76 near cleveland. heavy snow was falling around the time of the crashes. no one was seriously injured. >>> 200 people braved the winter cold for the snowball championships. the event had been postponed because of the cold snap that gripped most of europe. with temperatures rising to 14 degrees on sunday, organizers deemed it warm enough to go ahead with the event. >>> that's the one thing i'm missing , the good snowball i can throw, hurt somebody. satellite and radar, picking up on snow across the middle of the nation, yes, i'm showing you, this is going to work in to our area as we go thro

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james adams, martin luther king, jr., dorothy day, abraham heshel. many in american history did their work not just because it was sound policy or they had done good analysis or understood how to exercise good politics but because their faith and their values dictated it. and called for bold action. sometimes in the face of indifference, sometimes in the face of resistance. this is no different today for millions of americans, and it's certainly not for me. i wake up each morning and i say a brief prayer. i spend a little time in scripture and devotion. and from time to time, friends of mine, some here today, friends like joel hunter or pb jakes will come by the oval office or come by the phone or they'll send me an e-mail and we'll pray together and they'll pray for me and my family and for our country. but i don't stop there. i would be remiss if i stopped there. if my values were limited to personal moments of prayer or private conversations with pastors or friends, so instead i must try imperfectly, but i must try those values motivate me as one

martin luther king, jr. about the slowness of martin luther king and moderates. when i arrived at princeton and years working together he was working on his books. he was working toward what jim referred to, jim oakes referred to as the broader understanding of the politics of the war. part of that understanding involved a new appreciation of how fully military history, which figures much less strikingly in jim's earlier works than it has in the later ones, how thoroughly military history enmeshed including abolitionists. but it also involved an enhanced appreciation of lincoln's enormous political skills deep hatred of slavery. they did not pull them his way, he did not compromise bedrock anti-slavery principles, manipulated abolitionists, held the union together so slavery could be abolished. two quick points i want to make about this all this. some repeats what jim had to say. there was a way in which the study of the abolitionist, the retrieval of their reputation was too embedded in the civil rights movement era. it was a good corrective but kind of went ove

martin luther king, jr. fujii reports with the annual tribute to the civil rights leader. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: all generations celebrating what would have been dr. martin luther king, jr.'s 83rd birthday. >> he's a black leader that fought for everybody's right. >> reporter: organizers say dr. king had a special connection at the "y," and his message of equality still rings true. >> it's only natural that an organization like "the y" would remember dr. king. >> reporter: the y was one of the few places that would allow dr. king to hold meetings and even spend the night. >> dr. king, my friends, was the example. >> reporter: political leaders spoke about how this is especially important today. >> civility is coulding that you can learn how to disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: the y in central maryland hopes dr. king's message is passed on to each of the 150,000 people they served every year. >> we all are one family. and we all should stick together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: andrea fujii,

martin luther king jr.'83rd birthday. >> he's a black leader that fought for everybody's rights. >> reporter: organizers say dr. king had a special connection with the y, and his message of equality still rings true. >> it's only natural that an organization like the y would recognize dr. king and keep his memory,a live. >> reporter: ymcas throughout the south are some of the places that would allow dr. king to hold meetings and even spend the night. political strategist spoke about how his nonpartiss an ideals are especially important today. >> civility is understanding that you can learn how to disagree, without being disagreeable. >> reporter: the y of central maryland hopes dr. king's message is passed on to each of the 100,000 people they serve every year. >> we all are one family. and we all should stick together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> this is the 37th year the y has paid a special tribute to dr. king. >>> well, a rough end to the week on wall street. [ stock be

and this is live at howard and martin luther king, jr. boulevard. >>> supporters of proposition 8 which bans same-sex marriage they're going ask the supreme court to overturn the ruling from the supreme court. gay marriage can't resume in the state till the deadline passes for supporters of the ban to appeal. and an attorney for a christian legal aid group they hope to defend the band and no court should presume to redefine marriage. >>> governor o'malley said that the ruleing is a victory for same-sex marriage. and he hopes that will be influential to maryland's house of delegates. it failed in the house here last year amid religious and family value concerns. >>> outrage over anti-gay flyers sent home with thousands of high school students. linda is here with what the flyers say. this is sparking a lot of controversy. >> reporter: here is what the flyer looks like. and we posted a link on our website. it says that no one is born gay and that homosexuality is a choice and students should not label themselves or others at a young age. the

a number of the former members of martin luther king jr.'s inner circle, particularly reverend jesse jackson and james lawson say dr. king made little secret of one day seceding dr. mays of morehouse college. reverend lawson says it seemed that at one point, dr. king thought he could be the president of morehouse college. and maintain his position as the foremost international spokesman symbol of the civil rights movement. of course, we know that didn't happen. i'm curious based on your research, have you seen dr. mays say anything specific about the possibility of a future role for dr. king on the morehouse campus? >> i think mays absolutely saw king as a spiritual son. i think he hoped that someone of king's statue would be able to succeed him. he had a trustee board and we don't know what they thought. he certainly hoped that martin -- say had the montgomery movement stopped right there. martin would have been the perfect candidate to become president of morehouse college. the zeitgeist pushed him forward so that was not a possibility. th