clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. research and education institute at stanford university and also author of "martin stream -- martin's dream. we invite you to call and ask questions of professor clayborne carson. we heard part of the speech that lyndon johnson made shortly after bloody sunday. he addressed congress on voting rights. what was lbj thinking on voting rights prior to event in selma? guest: he wanted voting rights no question. for him, it was a question of timing. that is what brought it there. martin is a king met with him and it was not the right time. the young people in the voting rights campaign made sure it was time. they reminded johnson that they were setting the timetable, not the president. host: where were you on bloody sunday? and when you heard about bloody sunday, what was your reaction? guest: i was in los angeles going to ucla at the time. i remember the reaction myself, and many of the people i knew, was anger. we wanted to do something. we wanted to come and protest. instead, we decided t

that is what martin luther king's good for. -- what martin luther king stood for. i think the church has become complacent and has forgotten that message of the social gospel that king represented. and instead, we have sort of the gospel of prosperity. i think you are right in terms of emphasizing that this is the strongest institution that african-americans control. and if that institution is not on the side of social justice then we have a problem. host: professor clayborne carson live with us in selma, alabama. help us understand some of that history. the southern christian leadership conference, martin luther king, the others involved, the student nonviolent coordinating committee, how were those groups involved? how to they coordinate their activities? and was there tension between them? guest: as some people know, i wrote a book about the student nonviolent coordinating committee. it was an organization is always pushing king. one of the misconceptions you might get from the film if you just look at it superficially about someselma, is that king is this sort

that is what martin luther king's good for. -- what martin luther king stood for.become complacent and has forgotten that message of the social gospel that king represented. and instead, we have sort of the gospel of prosperity. i think you are right in terms of emphasizing that this is the strongest institution that african-americans control. and if that institution is not on the side of social justice then we have a problem. host: professor clayborne carson live with us in selma, alabama. help us understand some of that history. the southern christian leadership conference, martin luther king, the others involved, the student nonviolent coordinating committee, how were those groups involved? how to they coordinate their activities? and was there tension between them? guest: as some people know, i wrote a book about the student nonviolent coordinating committee. it was an organization is always pushing king. one of the misconceptions you might get from the film if you just look at it superficially about someselma, is that king is this sort of unchallenged leader .

there were three speakers martin luther king me and dr philip randolph. 's me leading dr king after he made a mag nifent speech, there's magdol is there, and that young man at that time said that he was going back to mississippi, even though he was threatened with an assassination. he said i'm going back because it's a beautiful state. he went back and gave the life. that's a reason why bill payne and others questioned it. if he gave his life and they knew it would be given. >> you shows a line in politics. what was it like being a political figure. >> one of the things i learnt because of people like that. >> you must do everything you can wherever you are to change the situation here. >> when i was a member. i tried to use that position not to remain here. and use the position for that. i took on issues that some were unpopular, but i didn't care. one of which was i bruised legislation which is now law. which say that's the african-american contributions must be infused into the regular curriculum. not only black schools, not only feb, but throughout the

-- martin luther king, where was he 50 years ago today? with his role in the marches? - what was his role in the marches? guest: martin luther king decided to make it an issue after getting the nobel peace prize. the voting rights campaign was already underway. of course, what happened on bloody sunday was, martin luther king was in atlanta dealing with the affairs of his church, while a group of marchers left selma over the bridge, and of course that was the famous confrontation on the other side of the bridge. and martin luther king was somewhat embarrassed that he was not here, but he promised to come back and lead another march the following tuesday. host: tell us about that. that was turnaround tuesday. what was martin luther king's idea for turnaround tuesday after -- four tuesday? guest: first, he thought he could lead a march, and after negotiations with the federal government they commit sin that if they waited until the following tuesday, they would be able to -- they convinced him that if they waited until the following tuesday, they would be able to march wi

martin luther king. he will begin in about two minutes. 30 minutes ago, the only times as the marchers arrived, there was some rainfall. at the moment, still just a rain -- gray overcast. the lee terry presence still prevails -- military presence still prevails here. the chief of the united states marshals was allowed to proceed to the opposite side of the street. for over two hours, members of the alabama conservation service have been at the lower steps at the capital. various members of the alabama legislator has been on the steps here witnessing the activities below. master of ceremonies is the reverend abernathy. he has served as master of ceremonies. most of the crowd has taken the opportunity to be seated. many are seated at this time. the majority are still standing. this out of necessity. there has been not one single incident from the time this march started -- >> will you please add their names to the list. the reverend mclean of montgomery, alabama. the reverend nelson smith of birmingham, al

conservatives, not republicans not only did you not stand with martin luther king but there is a reason why martin luther king was scary and dangerous and killed and we don't talk about that. we have everything down to the sort of kool-aid of history. >> they basically said that it is a sad tragic thing that this is the guy that said you could choose the law to follow. martin luther king was a war leader. he was going to bore. he was about confronting people in the most dramatic possible fraction and planning like george marshall or dwight eisenhower for confrontations that were to create tension so i think you can see that and accept. >> but you are talking about a movie that came out last year. a >> and they know why salama -- >> a bout of people at certain ages which is why they want to make sure that you attend to the year's. >> the letters you get when you write about race -- >> it connects to the ethnic studies in arizona and two the backlash against history which is what we have seen state after state where the people who are running the college board are saying here are the thin

christine king farris, the sister of martin luther king and mrs. ader, will lead us in the singing of the national anthem. >> ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] reverend abernathy: let us remain standing as that great, distinguished theologian, the president of the san francisco theological seminary and who walked from brown chapel ame church all the way to this spot, the reverend dr. theodore gill will pronounce the invocation. [applause] dr. gill: may i pray first? for myself and my brothers on the steps behind us. and in the windows around us and the prayer is not mine. father in heaven, forgive us our trespasses. amen. and now for all of us

christine king ferris, the sister of martin luther king, and mrs. led at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave? ♪ >> let us remain standing as that greet distinguished theologian the president of the san francisco theological seminary and who walked from brown chapel all the way to this spot the reverend dr. theodore gill will pronounce the invocation. >> may i pray first for myself and my brothers on the steps behind us and in the windows around us and the prayer is not mine father in heaven forgive us our trespasses amen. and now for all of us, god of all nations bless this nation, use to its strength and beauty the justice we walked for in these days. spread to the ends of the earth the love we have

clayborne carson is the director of the martin luther king jr. research and education institute at stanford and the author of "martin's dream: my journey and legacy of martin luther king." thank you for being with us today. >>> american history brings you archive archivel film that helps tell the story. in 1959 people were attacked. images gained attention around the world. eight days later on march 15 1965, president lyndon johnson spoke to a joint session of congress asking for the introduction and passage of a voting rights law and appealing for equal rights for all americans. and now here's president johnson's entire 48-minute speech. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! [ applause ] [ applause ] >> members of the congress, i have the great pleasure, the highest privilege and the distinguished, and i might also say, personal honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> speaker, members of the congress, i speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. i urge every member of bo

there are hundreds of people if not thousands here lining martin luther king street. you can feel the energy as folks prepare to march down martin luther king street toward the bridge. now, dignitaries and the reverend al sharpton and those folks are still inside the chapel now. i'm here with a member of girl trek a group that brought hundreds. you can see the sea of blue. all these folks come from all across the country, these women are coming here to show their support. but what brought you and your group here to selma? >> well my nephew's girlfriend and also i came because to commemorate the 55th anniversary of crossing the bridge. i was raised during a period of

the keynote speaker is reverend bernice king, martin luther king jr.'s daughter, who was ceo of the king center for nonviolent social change. this is about 30 minutes. >> thank you, dr. stuart, and to all who are gathered here. my brothers and sisters, what a beautiful day the lord has given us to gather and to celebrate, and more importantly, to act. in the spirit of the movement, it is my honor and privilege to introduce the one who will bring the message to us today, one who is the if enemy of grace, dignity, respect leadership, -- who is the epitome of grace, dignity, respect, leadership. in this god-ordained moment, we welcome this afternoon the reverend dr. bernice king, the chief executive officer of the king center, founded by her mother in 1968, appointed to this position in january, 2012, by the board of trustees. dr. bernice king is known as one of the most prolific, powerful motivating and anointed orators today. she leaves audiences requiring you to think and process what you have heard, and then stand up and do something. she challenges us

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. >> there may be some tear gas ahead-- >> martin luther king jr. asked the nation's ministers, black and white to join him in selma for a march to montgomery, the state's capitol. it wasn't just a show of unity king knew that white ministers would keep a nation's attention focused on selma and put more pressure on president johnson. clark olson heard the call. >> is it hard for you to be here now? >> i've gotten used to it. i've been back here a number of times, and i've gotten used to it but there is still within me that old terror. >> nearly 50 years after bloody sunday we walked with olson. on the block that changed his life. >> this is walker's cafe. >> olson joined two other white ministers olaf miller and jim reed for a quick meal. >> they ran out of everything but roast and fried chicken by the time we got there. >> moments after the trio left the cafe, they found themselves surrounded by white agitators. >> do you remember what they said? >> yes, i do. they called out primarily thing they called out was hey you niggers. we whispered to each

on sunday, martin luther king's eldest son, martin luther king iii, spoke at the historic brown chapelican methodist episcopal church in selma. >> i would never have guessed a couple of years ago that our supreme court would dismantle the voting rights act. today we should be celebrating but we cannot celebrate yet. some would say we idolize dr. king, and, yes, we should. but, unfortunately, that is not what he wanted us to do. when you idolize something come you put it on a shelf. when martin luther king day comes, you pull it out and show it. so when black history month comes out, you pull it out and show it. but dad would not want us to idolize. he would want us to embrace his ideals. true freedom, justice, and equality and righteousness. so i am concerned because our voting rights have been decimated. we are a better nation than the behavior that we are exhibiting. to the 100 members of congress joined with the president yesterday, there ought to be legislation that is proposed tomorrow. [applause] three quick things we can do. we ought to first of all make registration online avai

the next year 1958 i met martin luther king, jr.. changed my life. spired me to find a way to get in the way. and i got in trouble. but i call good trouble. necessary trouble. (applause) >> jon: when you met dr. king was it difficult to get a meeting with dr. king? and when you met dr. king was it, did you just want to get involved? because you became one of the first freedom riders. >> i wrote him a letter. i wanted to attend a little college ten miles from my home. i never heard a word from the college. so i wrote him a letter. he wrote me back and sent me a round trip greyhound bus ticket. now travel from that little town of troy to montgomery. and a young lawyer picked me up at the bus station and took me to this church. its with a colleague of dr. king and ushered me into the office of the church. and i was told dr. martin luther king, jr. and the reverend were standing behind the desk. i was so scared. i -- know what to say or what to do. and dr. king said are you the boy from troy? >> jon: wow. >> are you john lewis? >> and i said dr. king i am

martin luther king's lawyer was in the class of 1951. dr. martin luther king and corralled us king lived on our campus after their house was on the montgomery. we are proud to be part of this legacy of courage, determination, vacation at -- dedication and faith. we talk a lot about face but it is the faith that has allowed us to move forward when our ancestors walked together, even though they were being beaten, bruised, battered and killed so we could exercise our rights and freedoms today. we don't need to get comfortable . we don't need to get amnesia and think everything is all right. we know that the journey is not complete. for too many in our community, they have developed profit laryngitis, but now is the time to speak up. we come today to acknowledge we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go. i ask you today to continue to support our hbcu's. we need your funding, advocacy and support. we still have many more steps to take on the vision to victory but for those who are of the christian faith, we read this book and we

martin luther king jr. gave his "mountaintop" speech the day before his assassination in memphis, tennessee. panelists at this event include claiborne carson, senior editor of the king papers and douglas wilson of the lincoln studies center. it's about an hour and a half. >> is a great honor to welcome you to washington national cathedral. i'm privileged to serve as the bishop of the washington national cathedral. this is a house of worship for all people. as a space for reflection it is , where our country gathers to mourn, celebrate and senior consider critical issues of our day. this is a distinctly american cathedral that tells our nation's story in its stained glass and statuary. if you look around, you see symbols and signs of the history of our nation beautifully represented in this place. of particular interest for tonight are two statues, beautiful statues of president lincoln. a statue in the back and on the right and one of lincoln at prayer in the stairwell here , just this side of the cathedral.

martin luther king was much more speaking about international issues about the war, abrought. not just about voting rights for african-americans. malcolm x had already tried to organize a linkage between african-americans in america and africans in africa and so they were both moving towards an international perspective, the diaspora, if you will the kind of concerns. >> yet today, we are talking once again 50 years later, about the disenfranchise of african-americans and the fact that so many can't vote something you have been reporting on. >> yeah, del. millions of african-americans, one in 13, can't vote because of felon convictions, across america, and i had met some people in alabama who are trying to do something about that. >> this is the real office looking forwards to al busy weekend clients in town to the an anniversary radio. a half century ago, protesters were trying to put an end to racial discrimination in voting a struggle that in recent yield inspired sadler. he was 18 when he lost his voting rights after taking a me bargain for drug possession and fleeing poli

martin luther king to help. in early february 1965, the reverend dr. martin luther king, jr.outhern christian leadership conference took to the streets for voter rights. and led him to prison. >> things are pretty well, as well as you can expect in jail. i think as a result of being there, as a result of the creative witness of hundreds even thousands of neeg rows in this community, we have been able to bring this -- negroes in this country, we have been able to bring this situation to the attention of the entire country and i think the conscience. >> moved from selma to marion, a predominantly black town but only a handful of african americans were registered to vote. a march there ended in confrontations with police and the shooting by a state trooper of protestor jimmy lee jackson. his death a week later was the catalyst of the march selma to montgomery. when they arrived at selma's edmond peddis bridge they were attacked with clubs. it became flown as bloody sunday. it spread across the nation, two days later the marchers set off again, this time king led the procession.

joining me is former senator and confidante of martin luther king who marched, harris walford and martin luther king iii. mr. king let me dpine begin with you. you heard of another police shooting and the nation still dissecting what went on in ferguson. it occurs that your father would be displeased to know before the shooting in ferguson voting participation there was so low, i think 12%. >> that is correct. not only would he have been disappointed but he would certainly be disappointed that all over the country many states have imposed new laws making it more difficult to vote. and the reality as we observe today it really is not a celebration. it cannot be a celebration unless there's legislation that creates new voting rights for all people. >> you have in an opinion piece you just penned commemorating the 50th anniversary you noted that we rank 138th out of 172 democracies in terms of voter participation. so let's look forward. what's to be done about that? >> i think one, we have to examine why is it that people are not voting. first, the first thing we have to do is create legisl

what is often obscured and forgotten is when we got to montgomery, the speech that martin luther kingr. gave across the street from the state capital was one of the greatest speeches he ever gave. somebody in the audience said to him, "dr. king, how long?" dr. king turned to him and gave him the most eloquent response -- the arc of the universe is long, but it bins towards justice. >> my father marched with dr. king 50 years ago. amy: talk about what you know from his story from that moment when they marched over the edmund tennis and bridge, march 23 1965. >> it shaped my entire template. it was the most inspiring experience -- it shaped my entire childhood. it was the most inspiring experience. i wondered if i would ever see him again, so it is very much ingrained in my memory. then he came back and he said that he felt it was a holy moment, that it reminded him of being in europe, being here. martin luther king told me his was the greatest day of his life and my father said that he felt his legs were praying. >> i am the youngest child of martin luther king and karen a scott king.

kenneth clark that martin luther king is at the end of his rope. concerning the poll taken by "newsweek" magazine, i think he said it's the leaders who went with king and gave mr. muhammad around 90%. i just told you a while ago, these so-called leaders included lena horne, dick gregory comedians, comics, trumpet players, baseball players. show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader or a singer or dancer or a trumpet player is a white leader. these aren't leaders. these are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the white community, or over the black community by the white community and has been made celebrities and usually say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear and it is an honor, actually that they endorse dr. martin luther king and were against the honorable elijah muhammad. that's actually an honor. now, when you say they also in the same "newsweek" poll, i think the pollsters say he went into the negro community and asked about the muslims and many negroes whom he asked said i never heard of the mus

nonviolence campaign to expose people to nonviolence as modeled by her father, the reverend doctor martin luther king junior. she is a visionary and strategic in her operation. dr. king founded be a king, whose mission is to rebrand and wait in which generations of people to elevate the way they think act, live, and lead. and in september of 2007, she launched the first king summit in my camera, alabama on the campus of alabama state university. prolific profit whose dna is that of greatness spreadsheet is a woman of strength and courage a woman of excellence and achievement, a woman of power and determination. a woman of purpose, who lives out her daily commitment to almighty god, a woman who is transformed lives in this generation, using the precept of nonviolence. bold, impactful, extraordinary, brilliant creative, tax evading, majestic, anointed, appointed, and highly favored, not primary let us give a warm alabama welcome to the daughter of dr. king, the reverend -- rev. dr. bernice king. >> thank you very much my good friend, dr. gwendolyn boyd. you he made harper may appear today. governor ben

then when you compare jim clark's ranting and raving, george wallace ranting and raving with martin luther king'siant articulate oratorical flourishes around freedom. >> 100 years from now the historians will be calling this not the beat education but the education of integration. >> you immediately wanted to be free with martin luther king. >> we'll have coverage of the memorial in selma tomorrow starting at 2012:30 1230:30 p.m. eastern. we'll be right back. >> a maryland couple has sparked a national debate because of the way they're raising their kids. it's called free range parenting. it started out as an ordinary walk home from a park in suburban maryland. >> that was awesome! >> for parents danielle and alexander, it was not unusual to let their kids make the mile long trip together. but they were stopped by police because they were alone. >> it's shocking hurtful traumatic. >> police reported the parents to child protective services, threatening to take the kids away. >> it had never occurred to me that i could get caught up in this. >> on one sides parents like the maitis so-called free r

they walked around the plaza for 20 minutes looking at the statue of martin luther king and reading his many quotes engraved on the walls here. right now, they are visiting the historic mount vernon estate. prince charles will visit the national archives and charter school for adult immigrants. duchess of cornwall will stop by the shakespeare theater company and attend a meeting with a team that help sexual assault victims. eventually, they'll meet with president obama as long as with vice president biden. this is the first time the couple has visited the u.s. together. since charles came back in 2011 and met with the president as well then. but as you mentioned very busy busy trip. jam packed schedules for both of them. reporting live jeanette reyes, abc 7 news. autria: spring may be close. winter is not giving up just yet. you will need that jacket as we deal with cooler temperatures today. doug hill is here with a look at the first forecast. hey, doug. doug: hello there. yesterday we had the sunshine but temperatures so much cooler than we were. we'll stay on the cool side of things

the battle for fair housing occupied much of martin luther king jr.'shortly after king was assassinated in 1968 congress passed and president johnson signed the fair housing act, legally barring discrimination in housing. the agency charged with enforcing that law is hud, housing and urban development. and i'm pleased to be here with the secretary of housing and urban development, julian castro. so nice to have you this morning. >> so good to be here. >> i know that you were here in selma on friday and actually took a walk around some of the public housing projects we're standing near now. >> i did. i had a chance to visit three public housing communities, including the george washington carver homes that are right here. these homes are about 63 years old and so i had a chance to listen to some of the residents and hear from their perspective what they need and to see the conditions and the housing. today we have about $26 billion in backlog public housing needs in terms of infrastructure investment, and so there's a real need in our nation to recommit

it means loving martin luther king, amean says it is one for two, it means black history has been disconnected from american history. >> call it just iffy case, and it is no coincidence, thes the shortest month, and he has a # conspiracy, and i am old enough to know that, the intersection in light of what has happened in the past year, eric garner, ferguson, mike brown. >> how should we acknowledge this. >> that's why it is so critically important. and for many young folks this is something that is unprecedented. i grew up in an era where i rebel know. i remember black plus brutality, in new york city, and we know there's even a longer history so black history month helps us to be able to connect the dots. and particularly this moment where we have access to archives visual archives audio archives that's unprecedented in terms of what kind of access we have. we can literally do black history month every day, more than 28 days, why simply decide to roll out the marketing plan. on january 15th instead of thinking about rolling out the marketing plan for the whole year, and i think part of it has

there are hundreds of people if not thousands here lining martin luther king street. rgy as folks prepare to march down martin luther king street toward the bridge. now, dignitaries and the reverend al sharpton and those folks are still inside the chapel now. i'm here with a member of girl trek a group that brought hundreds. you can see the sea of blue. all these folks come from all across the country, these women are coming here to show their support. but what brought you and your group here to selma? >> well my nephew's girlfriend and also i came because to commemorate the 55th anniversary of crossing the bridge. i was raised during a period of late part of integration. so i've been suspended from school three times expelled once all because. i'm old enough to know what the struggle is about. >> your organization is geared to getting -- getting women to be active. it's called girl trek. what will it mean for you and your organization to walk across the bridge? >> this will be a great thing. i'm new, but this is a relatively new organization. so it means a lot to us b

martin luther king's lawyer was in the class of 1951. dr. orralled us king lived on our campus after their house was on the montgomery. we are proud to be part of this legacy of courage, determination, vacation at -- dedication and faith. we talk a lot about face but it is the faith that has allowed us to move forward when our ancestors walked together, even though they were being beaten, bruised, battered and killed so we could exercise our rights and freedoms today. we don't need to get comfortable . we don't need to get amnesia and think everything is all right. we know that the journey is not complete. for too many in our community, they have developed profit laryngitis, but now is the time to speak up. we come today to acknowledge we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go. i ask you today to continue to support our hbcu's. we need your funding, advocacy and support. we still have many more steps to take on the vision to victory but for those who are of the christian faith, we read this book and we read to the last chapte

late martin luther king, jr. he helped plan the march on washington in 1963 and headed up the washington office for dr. king's southern christian leadership conference. >> to be ending my 50 years here on martin luther king's holiday. >> reporter: today fauntroy is believed to be somewhere in africa. his attorney confirmed today that the 82-year-old fauntroy, the district's first elected delegate to congress, try and return. if former congressman fauntroy arrives back in the u.s., is he subject to be arrested? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the arrest warrant dates back to sometime after barack obama was elected president. fauntroy and others hired vendors to an elaborate inaugural affair in suburban maryland, only the event never happened and fauntroy was accused of writing a $50,000 check to cover expenses that bounced. >> i have advised him that in the event he comes back into the country whenever he gets into customs, the bench warrant will pop up on the computer and he would be taken into custody. >> reporte

the next year 1958 i met martin luther king, jr.. changed my life. and inspired me to find a way to get in the way. and i got in trouble. but i call good trouble. necessary trouble. (applause)

reverend fredrick reese was act wrist who asked doctor martin luther king junior to join the selma movement. on their third attempt they reached the capitol in montgomery to demand voting rights. >> it is a great feeling of triumph and victory, after having gone through all of the inn dignities, the the sacrifices that have been made by many people. >> reporter: five months later president johnson signed the voting rights act and those sacrifices, changed the course of history. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> as the the first family prepares for their departure to selma man they were briefly will be down in the white house when a food cart caught fire east of the north lawn. in one was injured. the lock down was lifted shortly before noon. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" road rage captured on camera. one car gets up close to another and we will tell you what else that driver was caught doing. >>> plus it is dating for the 1 percent, coming up next a new app that is only for rich people in search of a mate.

andy martin luther king, jr. national historic site. of our nation's history. >> that is right! >> and as we were so eloquently reminded just a moment ago, they were beacons to freedom fighters around the world. they must be preserved and maintained so that 50 years from now and 50 years from then and 50 years from then we can return and be reminded of the bridges that we have crossed and the battles that we have won. as dr. king famously said, the ark of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice, and as i stand here today, i believe those words. each of us in this room and across the country must continue the work to make sure that we again cross those bridges of hope and unity together. i have no doubt that we will. god bless you, thank you for hosting us here today. [applause] and now i have the honor to present you a friend, a colleague, may i say a brother -- >> yeah! >> in the fight of the last six years, your attorney general eric holder. [applause] >> [inaudible] >> well, good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to

well, that's exactly what's been happening to employees of this community building on martin luther king jr. avenue in southeast d.c. >> stole my tire and my lug nuts, got into my trunk. >> the wheel and tire taken off ivan lany's car and while parents drop off their children at the daycare downstairs a process that takes what two or three minutes, their cars are broken into and ransacked. >> it seems individuals know the people that work here and they work schedules and their timing and they're casing cars. >> this mother has watched the apparent thieves in action. >> one morning, i parked right there and they were standing right here and trying to open the door. >> at the time when the parents are dropping off their children in the morning, you can see there's a long line of traffic here on morris headed to martin luther king avenue but one parent tells us that the guys who hang out here in front of the school actually wait for that light to turn green so traffic is moving and, perhaps, no one is watching. >> the parent would go there and saw young man breaking into her car and she ran

my mind turned to our most famous alumnus from the class of 1948, martin luther king jr. one of my favorite quotes from martin luther king is the following. the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. today, of course we'd have to modify that to say man or woman. today i'd like to say to you, the national league of cities, the ultimate measure of an organization is not where it stands in moments of convenience and comfort but where it stands at times of challenge and controversy. so i want to thank the national league of cities. first, for your stand with the men and women of the department of homeland security as we fought for a four-year appropriation last week. [ applause ] i want to thank you for standing with the 225,000 people in our organization who are members of the coast guard the secret service, fema, immigration enforcement, citizenship, and immigration services, and i could go on and on for your courageous and unyielding stand in support of the homeland se

history tv, a discussion on the matter -- the last major speeches of president lincoln and martin luther king junior. a few weeks before president lincoln's assassination. martin luther king junior gave his mountaintop speech, the day before his assassination in memphis tennessee. panelists at this event in the washington national cathedral include claiborne carson, senior editor of the king papers and douglas wilson. it's about an hour and a half. >> great honor to welcome you all to washington national cathedral. my name is mary m body and i'm privileged to serve as the bishop of the diocese of washington. this cathedral is a house of prayer for all people. and as a space for reflection and it is where our country gathers to mourn, celebrate and consider critical issues of our day. this is a distinctly american cathedral that tells our nation's story in its stained glass. and its statuary. if you look around, you see symbols and signs of the history of our nation beautifully represented in this place. of particular interest for tonight are two statues, beautiful statues of president lincoln

martin luther king, jr. for help. in early february 1965, the reverend martin luther king, jr.nd his conference took to the streets. a move that landed him in jail for parading without a permit. >> thanks went fairly well as well as you can expect in jail. i think as a result of being there, a result of the created witness of hundreds and even thousands of negroes in this community, we have been able to bring this whole issue to the attention of the nation and i think to the conscious. >> reporter: but the time he was released protests had spread from selma to neighboring marion where only a handful of african americans were registered to vote. a march there ended in confrontations of police, and the shooting by a state trooper of protester jimmy lee jackson. his death a week later was the catalyst for the selma to montgomery march. on the first attempt hundreds of demonstrators were also met by brute force. when they arrived at the edmund pettis bridge, police attacked the marchers. it became known as bloody sunday. the pictures of state troopers charging the marchers spread a

has show is a huge figure, martin luther king, luther king, a giant. what do we have today?is there anything like that? >> we don't need powerful, influential religious people in politics, but politics, but intellectuals, writers, and thinkers were dominating what richard john neuhaus call the public square. do square. do we have any version of that? what is it command if not, what happens? >> the whole mission coming out of neuhaus is to provide exactly that kind of distinctive voice. contact with the editor to say that you can.to 1st things as one place. we should have captured it. i was shown. the major contributors figures. not as many as earlier. point rather delicate if not the powerful phrase of political cultural hero. when did that change happened, and what is it about? >> a more divisive american life or you can have people barely capable, adapt, persuasive speaking to people who believe the same way they do. what could newhouse do -- what could neuhaus do that very could fuel? he could speak beyond, let's say, a conservative christian audience in essence informed

and i think the general feeling of americans when they celebrate king or martin luther king is that it symbolizes patting ourselves on the back for the accomplishments we have had. but if not for king we would not have the civil rights bill, if not for king we would still have jim crow. but king was not overly concerned about whether we got a civil rights movement. when you think about it that is not much of an accomplishment. and what i mean by that is that the 14th and 15th amendment stated much more clearly than the civil rights act of 64 and the voting rights act of 1965. if we wanted a clear statement of the right to vote, we had it. it was passed 150 years ago. why did we need a voting rights act? because we did not obey the clear language of the constitution. so i think that when we look at ourselves honestly i think the one quality that americans have more than anything else is self-confidence. and it is misplaced. we are the richest nation, the freest nation, we never put those statements to the test. so we have a very inflated notion of our capabilities as a democratic societ

alveda king, the niece of martin luther king, jr. and the daughter of a.d. king, says it is time for another calm-down moment for whites and blacks everyone, to just take a deep breath. alveda, good to see you again. we're not doing that. >> neil, hi. >> what do you think? >> well, believe dish just thank you for bringing sheriff clarke on voice of reason a voice of authority that is powerful and i do agree because god is not happy when people are violent, and i really brought a quote of my uncle i want to share. martin luther king, jr. said, refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. i believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. i had to read that. i couldn't quite quote it all together. so i'm just asking for calm again. i do agree with sheriff clarke that we've got to learn, regarding respect for our lawmakers and our law enforcement. when they make errors and mistakes they should be imm