african-americans but what's particularly disturbing is how far we truly sit from a place of racial equality and the proof is in the numbers according to the bureau of labor statistics since one nine hundred sixty eight rates of unemployment were twice as high for african-americans meaning being poor and white is twice as lucrative as being poor and black studies have revealed a job applicants with surnames that are perceived as black are fifty percent less likely to get a positive response than white sounding surnames but this is america right anyone regardless of race should be able to grow rich if they just try hard right or wrong the or. urban institute come data from a survey of consumer finances and found that the average wealth of white families was over seven hundred thousand dollars higher than the average wealth of black families shortly before his assassination in one nine hundred sixty eight martin luther was in the midst of organizing the poor people's campaign which hope to march on washington d.c. to demand a standard living wage poverty programs and housing for the nation's p

for many civil rights leaders so this sigil that rights leaders who fought with dr king for equality for racial and social justice it is a very emotional moment for them to come together in memphis fifty years after dr king's assassination and of course it is also a very crucial day for the city for the organizers who have been planning this for months now and to hope that everything it's going to work out today yeah send what events are planned for today. as you might see behind me there are people governor ring union workers there is a rally scheduled to begin in a couple of minutes and well the organize by sanitation workers there are strike fifty years ago was the reason for dr king to come here to memphis because he and the students fighting for equality for civil rights is only possible when you also fight for economic equality sold this really will start in a couple of minutes there are many different events taking place here in memphis and across the country and said sikhs are called a clock there will be and moments of silence to remember remember the moment when dr king was fatally sh

which african americans use these ideas of racial science to think about racial improvement and racial equality. thinking about how science and medicine can be mobilized for the political project of black liberation. susan: what are some key dates in the study of eugenics and the black population? ms. nurridin: key dates -- a few that are important of the founding of certain types of eugenic institutions like the eugenics record office of cold spring harbor in the early 1900s. the founding of the american eugenics society. there are a number of other types of organizations that are similar. there is also the passage of compulsory sterilization laws, which gets a lot of coverage in the black press. a lot of interesting conversations coming up about whether or not the practice of sterilization was beneficial to the collective future of the race or if it would ultimately be oppressive. you see people move back and forth about a lot of these questions. susan: who are some of the key names important to your study across history? 20th century history? ms. nurridin: so, some include whatever call the

african-americans but what's particularly disturbing is how far we truly sit from a place of racial equality and the proof is in the numbers according to the bureau of labor statistics since one nine hundred sixty eight rates of unemployment were twice as high for african-americans meaning being poor and whites is twice as lucrative as being poor and black studies have revealed the job applicants with surnames that are perceived as black are fifty percent less likely to get a positive response than white sounding surnames but this is america right anyone regardless of race should be able to grow rich if they just try hard right or wrong the. been institute come data from a survey of consumer finances and found that the average wealth of white families was over seven hundred thousand dollars higher than the average wealth of black families shortly before his assassination in one nine hundred sixty eight martin luther was in the midst of organizing the poor people's campaign which hope to march on washington d.c. to demand a standard of living wage poverty programs and housing for the nation's

racial equality is a charitable sbrer enterprise. dr. king was challenging that directly at the time that the bottom half of his face was blown off in 1968. >> you wrote something as well. in the times this weekend, we forgot what dr. king believed in. you wrote about black churches. black churches have been invested in personal prosperity and upward climbing at the expense of the social gospel. for every progressive pastor like frederick, hundreds more turned their dire warnings about sin into big. er cars, and more cash for their lucrative pastoral anniversaries. for every preacher, there are so many more pastors that use the bible to reprimand fornicators and black sliders. has the church done enough to advance the legacy of dr. king? >> i believe not. first of all, white evangelicals have shamelessly put themselves before the altar of donald trump and worshipped the kind of hated denial of opportunity for so many others who are vulnerable in this country. and for evangelicals to be obsessed with personal piety at the expense of s

and addressing climate change, racial equality and climate change.se are the most animating issues on both sides of the divide right now. a couple other things we found in the poll that are interesting. want to point out to you, there's a question of this is the story of our times, the demographics of this country are changing fast. that increasing diversity, how do the two parties feel? let me read the wording. it's complicated. we asked do you agree or not, are you comfortable or not with this. i feel comfortable with these changes in our society because what makes the country special is taking the very best from people of different experiences and backgrounds and creating a country that thrives in its diversity. 74% of democrats say they agree with that statement. 29% of republicans. the statement that republicans were more likely to agree with is that i feel uneasy with these changes because what makes the country special is our uniquely american experience, speaking english and a shared background that brings us all together. that was more reson

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. >> has there been much discussion about the barriers whh clearly his dream of racial equality? has been a lot disct.sion today to that effec 50 years ago today he was here for a sanitation workers march. there were a lot of people representing trade unions, talking about improve education of people of color and all americans. -- many aspects of his room have been realized. there is much more to go and there are many people here behind me to celebrate that call for greater equality. he was 39n iee evo ish li >> he really did. i think what was remarkable about dr. king is he understood of to harness the power television. the marc wssaw in birmingham and so many other places, they awakened americans to the herors of racism and what used to pressure john f. kennedy ba let more diligent to protect people of color and break down the barriers that havehackled african-americans since they came over 70 years ago. >> thank you. f the legacy. king is what today has been about it and that spirit, the bbc has been out and about to learn more about how that is playing out. ♪ >> it is open mi

anti-lynching discourse espoused by abolitionists, but also influenced the republican party's vision of racial equality from the 1850's until the end of reconstruction. ' radical campaigns for sexual justice and republican ideas about equality for free blacks and fugitive slaves reveals the emergence of a new sexual citizenship that culminated during the civil war, when black women gained the right to withhold consent and legally testify as victims of sexual assault under military law. however,construction, the republican governments lost political power in the south, black women lost hard-one rights of protection as night writers and clansmen sexually brutalized black women all over the south, and were once again denied to testify against white men in cases of sexual assault. black women such as ida d wells organized sexual justice as a right of citizenship. before the the civil war, black women with the aid of a few white women managed to draw attention to the master slave rape narrative. their campaigns for sexual justice took on many forms. we can think of harriet jacobs. we can think of a slave wh

equality was achieved with the civil rights act in the united states, dr king's dream of full racial equalityunemployment and incarceration. clive myrie has visited america's most segregated city, milwaukee. martin luther king said there were two americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, black, a lonely island of poverty and brutality. 50 years after his death, are those two americas any closer to being reconciled ? on the face of it, little's changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of milwaukee. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. with liberty and justice for all... fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there isn't liberty and justice for all. the north and west are mainly black, the south and east, mainly white. in the affluent suburbs, postal workers are the most frequent black visitors. academic marc levine has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms

was achieved, on paper, with the passing of the civil rights act, but dr king's dream of full racial equality of poverty, unemployment, police violence, and incarceration. clive myrie has been finding out more in america's most segregated city, milwaukee. martin luther king said there were two americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, black, a lonely island of poverty and brutality. 50 years after his death, are those two americas any closer to being reconciled ? 0n the face of it, little has changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of milwaukee. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. with liberty and justice for all... fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there isn't liberty and justice for all. the north and west are mainly black, the south and east, mainly white, and in the affluent suburbs, postal workers are the most frequent black visitors. academic marc levine has written extensiv

what in your opinion needs to still happen today in order to achieve martin luther's dream of racial equality i think it's hard for me to tell as a european white man and to talk about african-americans and their problems but i think the list is obvious what we have talked about for the last five years or so is the incarceration rate fell on disenfranchised underfunded black schools police violence of course and there is no easy solution for that but i think two factors can be interesting and should be addressed which is real integration black students black students should have the same access to computers good schools and teachers as white children have and i think diversity on the police force is sweet. need african-american officers to bring in their points of view that ten years ago the u.s. elected its first african-american president there was suddenly a black president in the white house and for many this was a watershed moment filled with hope yet since then things don't seem to have gotten any better what has changed for the worse in america since then i don't think things have chan

though legal equality was achieved with the civil rights act, dr king's dream of full racial equalityloyment and incarceration. clive myrie visited america's most segregated city, milwaukee, to find out more. martin luther king said there were two americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, black, a lonely island of poverty and brutality. 50 years after his death, are those two americas in closer to being reconciled? on the face of it, little has changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of mill walking. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there is an liberty and justice for all. the north and west a mainly black, the south and east, mainly white and in the affluent suburbs, postal workers of the most frequent black visitors. academic mark levine has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms of racial segregation in

inside the paper, an interesting piece featuring trevor phillips, a huge campaign for racial equalityrey who are being stabbed, and saying there should be stopped and searched in places like totte n ha m. stopped and searched in places like tottenham. absolutely. -- stop and search. it is brave of him. but he's right. 15 killings in the capital this year. many are young black teenagers. it's incredibly sad. 0ne of the things i thought was interesting was the look at this thing called drill music. it is where young band leaders are, in some cases, creating music videos, posting them online, and they almost threaten people. there is a lot of glamorisation of violence in the videos. 0ne glamorisation of violence in the videos. one of the things i think the government is thinking of is, can we crack down on posting these videos, and allowing people to use these videos online? the front page of the telegraph, amber rudd saying police have enough bobbies to tackle crime. police numbers is one of the keyissues crime. police numbers is one of the key issues in all of this. they have falle n k

racial equality. my church was just here last week fighting for what? racial equality. shout out to my young brothers and sisters the week before that that we are fighting to go to school without teachers having to carry guns. if i did not belong to a union i would not be able to live on what the prophet holders want to pay us. today i am 71 years old and i'm sick and tired of the lies that republican lawmakers and their donors keep spreading. i want to thank all of the democrats who finally got -- and the few brave republicans that voted against this tax plan. we, the members of seiu local 32nj through these united states demand lawmakers repeal the trump taxpayer we were told that this would free corporations to raise wages and increase manufacturing jobs in america. what is that? let's say it again! it is a lie! in fact the trump tax scam makes it four large corporations to have manufacturing abroad. the trump tax, the republican trump tax manages to read the tax code even more for the very richest one percent. you heard that. including donald and the republican dono

he promised to be a driving force for racial equality and social justice. >> they killed stephan clark they continue to kill us. it could be any of us. now having a little color to your skin means you are guilty. >> an autopsy found clark was shot eight officers -- was shot in the back by officers. police responded to a novel one call about someone smashing car windows. officials say they are confident he was the one responsible. in saturday's rally barnes call for unity and asked for law enforcement to get involved to form stronger connections.>>> warriors players turned down an invitation to join barnes. the team had a light workout at the golden one center. the coach defended his team's response and left it up to the players to decide if they wanted to take part. he says it is up to each individual to pick their spots to make a contribution to society. he added he is very comfortable with the social activism of the warriors. >>> there was a controversial comment posted on social media by a nurse and is not -- now out of a job. she was let go for making a post on facebook. kaiser per

first, because of her imports in the struggle for racial equality and against prejudidice in braz.he was a tough militantt activist who defended principles that helelped make us more civilized, who defended the rights of black women to control their own lives. she fight in the peripheries of rio de janeiro in n the periphel areas. she fought against all of the mechanics that subjugate black people. all of the mechanics that function in this way and the life of the city. and she was for a committed to evaluating processes that would associate crime with politics. so, first, marielle's assassination is a crime against a black woman o activist. since she was a member of the city council, it is a very open way to challenge power. why? because the legitimate president -- legitimate president i believe that the most important thing is to realize that her assassination supposedly by the militia should be considered a very importanant moment. those responsible must be investigated and punished. thus far not a single due till of the investigation has been made known to the public to say tha

century after the killing of martin luther king, americans salute his legacy as the campaign for racial equalitycontinues. those commemorations may well be most keenly felt here in memphis, tennessee, the place where dr king died from a single gunshot that was heard right around the world. commentator: 0h, he can hit one. and, liverpool overwhelm manchester city in the first leg of the champions league quarter—final at anfield. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: surf's up on the gold coast as the commonwealth games gets under way with a spectacular opening ceremony. good evening. relations between britain and russia have worsened again following the chemical attack on a former russia agent in salisbury. russia is now being accused by britain and other eu countries of attempting to frustrate the official investigation. at an emergency meeting of the opcw, the international chemical weapons regulator, russia's demands for a joint inquiry were rejected. the eu accused moscow of being responsible for a "flood of insinuations targeting member states." the russians have now called an emergency sessio

generations and not worry about like in the 1950s the peak of the influence, people didn't worry about racial equality or nuclear war or the atomic cafÉ. housewives had missed a class, poverty as a whole more aware of poverty and environmental degradation and environmental degradation we may add to our personal worry list even though nothing whatsoever they can do about it but i do think there is something of a trade-off in one of these challenges is to take the world's problems seriously without worrying ourselves to death. to be mindfulness of expectation or cognitive therapy or armored vehicles it is a challenge we face as we become the church citizens. >> i was wondering what caused the enlightenment? long time ago civilization was relatively new but that made people value science how do you think of those causes? >> but the problem that it only happened once we cannot replay the state to add at the different outcomes but i wish there were predecessors to indictment ideas so here are some possibilities the historical memory of carnage of war in the 15th for 16th and 17th centuries and people reali

. >> he pledged his support to racial equality.clear war. the president is infused with a new confidence. >> a primary long range interest is general and complete disa disarmament. >> his american university speech sets all new tone for relations. >> august 5th was a high point. jack's representatives and the representatives of other countries and most notably the soviet union were meeting to sign a nuclear treaty. >> it was by a joefl. >> and kennedy really believes in it. he believed in it from the day he became president. >> his move towards nuclear disarmament is a political triumph. but for jack, a more personal drama is unfolding. . jackie is in cape cod and she is eight months pregnant. >> the president was in washington then it the first week in august when he got. urgent word from cape cod that she had gone into an early labor. >> jackie gives birth to a boy, patrick. >> he said on the way, i'm never there when she needs me. and the president arrives, the baby has been born, but because he's so premature it suffers from a

joining me now is national spokesperson for the congress on racial equality niger innis and rebecca rose happy friday. niger, what do you make of kanye and all of the rest of them supporting donald trump? >> i think it's fabulous. i think it's outstanding. and the left, the heads exploding consistently, going crazy about kanye and candace and deneen and al vi diamond an, it's fabulous. of course there's an air war which is very important. entertainment drives or ul chur and politic to some extent. but below the surface there are things happening as well. i'm just finishing up a conference, a political action conference where you have african-american, asian american, hi hispanic-american leaders from all across the country, over 500 at the jw mayor jomarriott. these are republicans, these are are folk supportive of drurch, supportive of the conservative agenda and conservative movement. there are things happening -- what kanye is doing is brilliant. david: he's fighting back. i want to get rebecca in. he's fighting back. he's had a lot of blowback from the left but he said, and i'm quoti

one of our country's landmark racial equality rulings. how can you be a federal judge and not answer that question, keith? >> you shouldn't. she's, in my judgment, disqualified from serving as a federal judge because of that answer alone. brown versus board of education was a paramount decision in american legal history, decided on may 17th, 1954 by unanimous supreme court. we're in 2018 now. well have a trump judicial appointee who doesn't know whether she can say if it was correctly decided or not. the idea is preposterous, but it's consistent with donald trump, who can't say whether the people in charlottesville were right or wrong on either side. it's consistent with john kelly, who thinks that the civil war was something that could have been resolved if people just compromise more. it's consistent with people that supported roy moore, who said he -- >> we don't have enough time for all the examples that you could probably put out there, fine people on both sides and all that. matt, do you expect someone to have a better answer that t

. >> for some answers we are joined by nigel spokesman for congress of racial equality and democratic strategist joel pain. joel, hava it you heard my view and kenye hit. i'm not a fan of kenye but he is getting hit by everybody out there. >> laura, this is not really news to me. you got one rich, famous mill n millionaire preponderating another. nurth understand the problem regular americans face it is not surprising west would be down with trump. that should not be a shock. nigel? what do you think? >> i think is amazing you are talking about rich millionaires you guys in the democrat left wing group have more millionaire hypocrites blessed by being in this capitolist country you have free will to make money and promote the socialism that traps people that look leak you and me. >> i don't get this blaming kenye for being a draf celebrity he pays a pen. not just him. steve harshy paid for visiting donald trump. remember that. marvin king's son blamed for visiting. >> both win six months regretted that. the no. okay. >> with intellectual tir annie of you. talk about trump has done for

contradiction between wanting to get rid of slavery and also having some kind of doubts about racial equality. washington and his wife died three-month apart. they had been married for 60 1964.or so and he died in , he did not die at saint elizabeth. there is an obituary of him. his wife had died a few months earlier and he was quite elderly. it is possible that he had gone there because he could not take care of himself. i have never seen any indication that he was mentally unsound or anything like that. >> we have time for one more question. then we will end up there. weight, one more. more.t, one , did lincolnview really free african-americans? kate: your question took a little turn at the end. i think he hated slavery his whole life and probably sincerely felt this was a moment of tremendous importance. it he free african-americans? do this was one of many policies that led and peoplencipation in slavery were breaking their bonds. they were leaving slavery. they were refusing to work and andng towards union lines making slavery untenable on the ground. so in very many ways, they freed the

contradiction between wanting to get rid of slavery and also having some kind of doubts about racial equality. >> why did washington die in the mental hospital? kate: he did not die in the mental hospital. >> what did he die of? kate: it is very sad and sweet. he and his wife died three-month apart. they had been married for 60 years or so and he died in 1964. as far as i know, he did not die at saint elizabeth. there are open to where is of him that do not say that he did. >> [inaudible] in that case, i would guess -- his wife died a few months earlier and he was quite elderly. it is possible that he had gone there because he could not take care of himself. i have never seen any indication that he was mentally unsound or anything like that. >> we have time for one more question. >> one more question. [laughter] >> what is your view in terms of, did lincoln really free african-americans? kate: your question took a little turn at the end. i think he hated slavery his whole conscious life and probably sincerely felt this was a moment of tremendous importance. did he free african-americans? no,

the league arguing that teams have colluded to keep him unemployed because of his protests for racial equality. kaepernick has reportedly -- does have a right to be present during the deposition of ozzie newsome and head coach jon harbaugh whose brother, jim, used to coach him when both of them were 49ers. reporting live here outside levi's stadium in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you very much, bob. also happening today a man accused in a bizarre hit-and-run crash is expected to be arraigned today. it unfolded in san francisco. the man on the stoop first confronted a group of men with an ax and then investigators say he got into his van and plowed onto the sidewalk and into a group of men killing this man here. dennis is due in court at 9:00 this morning. >>> 6:07. a judge will soon decide whether 130 people will have to clear out of a homeless encampment. this is the map where they're located near highway 12. "the press democrat" reports the judge delayed the property owners from evicting the camp after homeless advocates filed suit. the so-called parking problem tha

trevor phillips, you were formerly head of the commission for racial equality, what do you think wentrong and is still going wrong is every bit of this gets more disreputable by the second. they've put on poor old chris philp to defend the indefensible. the prime minister talks about burning injustices. this one should be burning a hole through her conscience. what we've now got is a situation where, actually, if you get to go on newsnight, suddenly the home office calls you up. there are 50,000 people, they can't all get on newsnight. what's happened here is that actually the government was warned about this in 2014 by the runnymede trust and others that this was what was going to happen. they ignored it because a small group of caribbean people, we are laid—back, we aren't going to make a fuss. we don't have to be paying attention. was this old—fashioned racism? racism accusations would take the focus away from what happened. the government, whitehall, thought this was a group of people who really didn't matter. they don't vote for this government particularly, they are not signific

joining me is trevor phillips, former heads of the racial equality commission. ion where groups could be discriminated against on the grounds of race, gender or sexual orientation. the way to do that was to create an equality impact assessment. what impact will it have on different groups? they didn't want for the 2016 legislation and it was absolutely clear in the home office's own words that there would bea office's own words that there would be a large group of people, particularly older non—eu migrants who would have difficulty finding documents and the home office actually says that some of these documents will probably have been destroyed. the point of the impact assessment was to the government, if this legislation is going to create this legislation is going to create this sort of problem, don't pass it, or if you feel you have to pass it, find some mitigating measures and the critical thing here is is that the critical thing here is is that the impact assessment must be wrong by ministers. ifind it the impact assessment must be wrong by ministers. i find

cathedral is memorialized with a limestone carving and the words i have a dream.the dream was racial equalityliamson says that legacy lives long after his death. ruth williamson, national cathedral docent:"undoubtedly, i think everyone i know was changed one way or another." ruth williamson, national cathedral docent:"that was a real change and for the good. in washington, im drew petrimoulxpetrimoulx (steve) still ahead... raccoons in one neighorhood are exhibiting zombie-like behaviors... hear what experts say may be the cause (lawrence bay area weather) i'm kim smith stepping in for gary radnich with sports... coming up... it's a good night for baseball in the bay... some different faces in the lineup tonight for the giants - -- providing a spark.... and lot of fun for fans down at at&t park....stay with us.. sports is on the way... the giants needed to come alive at the plate...and they found a way to heat up those bats ...and using their bench to do it against felix hernandez and the mariners.. fans had a lot to cheer about today..but not this fan... who lost her beer this fan... who los

victory was not just the south's victory, it was the nation's victory over this awful experiment in racial equality and racial democracy. i am simplifying it that, but that is what happens in deep mythologies. stories get simplified. it does not mean the union victory narrative, where i called in the book, the emancipation nest -- narrative.nist it did not die at all. this cultural struggle over a memory of this defensive event, it is still high multiple voices down into the 20th century, and a new generation would pick it up with dubois and others in the 20th century. but this is the most divisive event in american history. that how do you put a nation back together? how do you heal? you have got to find some kind of unifying narrative. unfortunately, the tragedy of america's struggle over civil war memory is our unifying narrative became the narrative of white supremacy. it became a narrative that wrote black people almost out of the story. it certainly wrote the achievements of this reconstruction era largely out of the story such that by the 1930's, something like "gone with the wind" could see

first, because of her imports in the struggle for racial equality and against prejudice in brazil.he was a tough militant activist who defended principles that helped make us more civilized, who defended the rights of black women to control their own lives. she fight in the peripheries of rio de janeiro in the peripheral areas. she fought against all of the mechanics that subjugate black people. all of the mechanics that function in this way and the life of the city. and she was for a committed to evaluating processes that would associate crime with politics. so, first, marielle's assassination is a crime against a black woman o activist. since she was a member of the city council, it is a very open way to challenge power. why? because the legitimate president -- legitimate president i believe that the most important thing is to realize that her assassination supposedly by the militia should be considered a very important moment. those responsible must be investigated and punished. thus far not a single due till of the investigation has been made known to the public to say that the

rights movement king knew he was the target of hate but he didn't buy from leading the fight for racial equalityin america in recognition of king's call to national life in one thousand nine hundred eighty six the u.s. government made his january birthday a national holiday today the anniversary of things death will be observed with special events around the country will examine his legacy in a moment but first this look back on his life. activist dissident troublemaker icon martin luther king jr as a towering figure in american history his life his work and his death forever changed the way the us review race civil rights and equality. king was born into an america where slavery was a recent memory segregation was the law of the land and poverty gripped most of the african-american community. on december first one hundred fifty five police arrested activist rosa parks for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in montgomery alabama as was the law her actions spurred king to lead a boycott of public buses in the city which lasted for over a year. he continued to organize and

black lives matter movement alone shows that there is much work to still be done in terms of racial equality what african-americans you spoken to said about race. relations today. i take them to many. states and across the country and they told us that they out of work and very proud of what has been achieved in the last fifty years they are waterworks that los require discriminatory treatment of african americans you have to sit here thinking about. those that are not speaking to implement its approach to leave and then to their communities still have to deal with issues such as poverty for example but let's have a list. but i feel like king would be very alarmed and i think that he might feel like many of his struggles were in vain because the masses of black people in america remain educationally politically and many ways in terms of disenfranchised poverty is a significant problem in the united states for all poor americans but it disproportionately affects african-americans so that's an area where we haven't made progress we have to be concerned about losing rights that we thought we ha

wouldn't waiver in terms of his tactics of nonviolence or his goal of world peace and, of course, racial equalitythe middle politically saw it, he saw the unfairness of vietnam here and there. the injustice of the war. >> absolutely. in fact, a year before his death, april 4th, '67, he came to new york and spoke at riverside church and came out against the war and marched with dr. benjamin spock and others. and i remember when he last came to new york two weeks before lisa sass nation, he came to reverend ryan t. walker here. many of the so-called mainstream civil rights leaders that laud him did not want to be identified because they didn't want to alienate the johnson administration. so he had a very lonely trek the last couple years. but he was able to stand it and he didn't budge. he ended his life fighting on economic issues. he foresaw a lot of what we dealt with in my generation and we continue to deal with economic inequality way before it was popular. he was trying to organize a poor people's campaign. he went to memphis to support a union of garbage workers we'll be marching with them t

is this idea that there was at one time real broad base support for civil rights struggles and racial equality. generally, white people when we look at everything from polling data and the state of the nation at the time were increasingly at unease with this idea of civil rights. by the time we see urban rebellion, what critics would call race riots, and what the concerner >> are -- kerner commission calls civil disorders that start in 1963 in birmingham, yeley. by 1964, harlem explodes. in 1965, the watts neighborhood in los angeles explodes. and we see massive urban rebellion in newark and detroit in 1967. so between 1963 and 196, we are going to have hundreds of civil disturbances in hundreds of american cities. what the kerner commission argues, and that is the president's own commission, is that the root of the violence and the reutersing is going to be piscotty -- and rioting is poverty and institutional racism. it says white racism and created and maintained urban get owes, and it is only white society that can get rid of these getos in that sense. so there is going to be increasing une

this idea that there was that oat one time real broad support for civil rights struggles and racial equality. generally white people, when we look at everything from polling data and the state of the nation at the time, were increasingly at unease with this idea of civil rights. by the time we see urban rebellions, what critics called race riots and what the kerner commission calls civil disorders, that starts in 1963 in birmingham, alabama. by 1964, harlem explodes. in '65, the wattsei days after the passage of the voting rights act. and we see massive urban rebellions in newark and detroit in 1967. so between '63 and 1968, we'll have hundreds of civil disturbances in hundreds of american cities. and what the kerner commission argues, and that's the president's own commission, is that the root of the violence and the rioting is going to be poverty and institutional racism. it says that white racism has created and maintained urban ghettos and its only white society that will get rid of these ghettos. that's increasing unease about the level of radical rhetoric that black power activists are