meredith and his counsel at the naacp. you will find real examples, concrete evidence of the opposition that he faced. the third section of the book deals with several attempts to the rest james meredith from the university and one instance in jackson and how they failed. the longest chapter in the book on the riot, that is the most famous event in western mississippi history. probably to the lynching. there are two chapters that nothing else has ever done. that is described james meredith's ten -- the ordeal he went through. put the opposition on campus and how he was able to persevere. anybody reading those two chapters will almost have to come away. i don't say this in the book but most come away if -- how did the man do it? how did he persist through all the difficulties for so long? such a hostile environment? one of the chapter titles is a prisoner in a strange land. the final chapter that examines the controversy over the debate that occurred in mississippi across the nation about who caused the riots and what happe

the naacp and kkk square up. a woman allegedly jumped the line at walmart. >>> a family searches for answers. who killed little shaniya. why hasn't anyone been charged with her murder. >> it was crazy when it first happened. nothing is making any sense. nothing is making any sense. >>> police say that was shaniya's mom, full of you-know-what when she called 911. ken sealy, an expert. police are saying this woman is flying flat out. even though we're hearing this distraught, emotional-filled voice. how does that dovetail with addiction? >> well, jane, what you're seeing here, again, is what we keep reporting on. but i love that you want the solution. because that's what this is really about. is bringing the answers. and yes, the people that watch the behavior and had seen the red flags, they need to be held accountable. because the addicts do what they do. the addict is an addict. they lie, they steal, they cheat. they do bad things. but the people that are healthy in the addicts' lives need to hold them accountab

joining us to talk about i, the president for the naacp in charlotte. also with us boyce watkins, professor syracuse university and founder of yourblackworld.com. also joining us, kristin tolor, executive director at the plantation. kristin, let's start with you. tell us what happened that day. what were the circumstances here? >> we had a group of fifth graders from rea view elementary. they were at the plantation the day before for the exact same program. it's a program called "civil war soldier's life." they talk about a war that was fought over the issue of slavery, so of course discussing what slavery was like for people is an integral part of the program. the day before the exact same program occurred. the school was happy with it. the second day the only difference is that on the first day mr. campbell chose one african-american student and two white students to come up to the front and help with that portion of the program. on the second day he chose three african-american students to help with that portion of the program. >> okay. >> we do this

"prime news" talked with the president of the local naacp chapter about this. >> i understand that thed no intentions of malice or attempt to hurt the children, but the danger was what happened that next day with the children on the bus. if you only use the black students to be a slave, then that can make them feel like that's the only role that they play in this country. >> local media reports that the tour guide who chose the children is also african-american. a plantation spokesperson said that they usually choose both white and black students to play the roles. get the latest on "prime news" starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> a specially trained military dog has been found alive and well a year after she disappeared in afghanistan. this is sabi. a u.s. soldier found her last week. she belongs to the australian special forces. but she's been missing since a fire fight in 2008. her handler says that her rescue has been a fantastic morale booster for the whole unit. >>> i think she was like a bomb sniffing dog so they thought maybe something happeneded to her during

in a complaint to naacp she was pushed by a white customer, hassled by store employees and called racial slurs and mistreated by police officers. police say ellis is the one who got violent. >>> pop star janet jackson believe her brother, michael, would be alive if it hadn't been for his doctor. dr. conrad murray is the focus of the investigation into michael jackson's death. he's admitted giving the singer an anesthetic called propofol. he was in a las vegas courtroom yesterday on an unrelated matter. janet jackson blames murray for her brother's death. >> he was the one that was administering. i think he is responsible. >> what would you like to see happen to him? do you think he should be practicing? >> no, i don't. not at all. so this could happen to someone else? another family? >> that was the first public comment jackson's sister has made since his death in june at the age of 50. >>> the big wireless providers are locked in a fierce price war and walmart is getting in on the action. clark howard explains what it means for your wallet. >> okay. i get a kick when i travel and i'm si

you may have heard of the naacp, the urban league which is a national activist civil rights group that african-americans have in essence found opportunities. he may have heard of dr. martin luther king, who obviously has passed. with this kind of effort and energy in helping afro-cuban speed received warmly not bite you and our friends in cuba particularly the afro-cuban? >> [speaking in spanish] [speaking in spanish] >> translator: well, if i understood your question correctly, yes, there would be good. i actually tried to do this on a prior occasion. i tried to ask help for the people of cuba to read on this occasion i brought a letter from my brother to the congressional black caucus who traveled to cuba. i wanted to try to meet with you so that i could explain to you the situation in cuba. >> well i think this hearing, mr. chairman, if i may finish i think this hearing is almost finished if you have a letter i will stand by to the end of this hearing and receive your letter, because i think american influence through the end of the travel ban would be of assistance to all cubans, i