. >>> vivian malone made history.ck student to graduate from the university of alabama. in june, 1936, before dr. king's march, she tried to enter the university but was blocked at the door by then-governor george wallace who declared famously segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. defying the law of the land. took an intervention by president john kennedy and his justice department for the governor to finally step aside, allowing malone and fellow student james hood to enrole. malone -- enroll. malone graduated and remained an active member in the civil rights movement until she passed away in 2005. dr. sharon malone is the younger sister of vivian malone and civil rights leader herself and joins me now. so much history. we were talking about the fact that your sister tried to enter the university of alabama june 12th, 1963, and that very night was the shooting of medgar evers. >> yes. it was a very action-packed day. they had just successfully integrated the university of alabama. and that eveni

. >> chris, you referenced the history, that on june 11th, vivian malone tried to enter the university of alabama, george wallace blocked her. and at jack kennedy's direction got her in and through the university of alabama. it was that night that medgar evers was killed. in the driveway of their home. after all the bomb threats and assassination threats against their family with their three children. hiding in a tub and running out and seeing their father slain in the driveway. there was a lot of violence. ron mott is in the crowd. ron you've been talking to a lot of people out there. >> a much smaller crowd than was on the mall over the weekend for the big march on saturday. i would estimate between 15,000 and 20,000 is the number i'm seeing. you can see them extended on the other side of the reflecting pool and on the site we're on they go all the way down the end of the pool. much smaller crowd. no less enthusiastic than they were here on saturday. people made the journey from all over the country. younger folks with older folks. 50 years ago there were a lot more people, a quarter

stood at the door of foster auditorium at the university of alabama to block two black students, vivian malone and james hood, from enrolling at the school. civil rights activist met ger evers had been killed that summer. when a group of civil rights leaders led by a. phillip randolph wanted to march on washington, president kennedy was weary and urged them to call it off. the group of six believed the march on washington would provide the best chance for a safe rights bill. >> we hope that by going to washington by the thousands, sitting in the halls of congress, if necessary, and in the offices of recalcitrant congressmen, we will be able to arouse a conscience of the senate so the coalition of southern and right wing northern republicans will not prove to be the legislative incinerator that will again burn to ashes any possible civil rights bill. >> what do you think the effect of the august 28 march will be, both on country and the congress? >> i think the purpose of course is to attempt to bring to the attention of the congress and the country the strong feeling of a good many thousands o

the integration of the university of alabama by vivian malone, well, she's one of the two students, but with george wallace standing in the schoolhouse door, the assassination of medgar evers the next day. it's just event after event that really focused a national tension on the civil rights movement. perhaps in a way that it hadn't been throughout the country before. >> you know, to stan's point, though, how did we -- where was the shift, if e story of the day was the fact that there was not violence, and today this is a speech and a moment that is remembered throughout our history and around the world, how did that shift happen? >> you know, that's a good yes. it happened more in hindsight, really. remember, reporters covering the gettysburg address kind of missed that too, you know? they covered the other speeches and said, oh, and president lincoln got up and said a few brief and unremarkable words, i think, was the quote in the paper. so, we don't always get the first draft of history right, i guess. and it's really -- but, now, look. people -- i was a little kid in south carolina.

stand with you today on the shoulders of the women come courageous women like fannie low hamer and vivian malone and ros. many others. i'm proud to stand on the shoulders of our domestic workers to be wrapped in thee arms arms of three, for a little inrls in a birmingham church ins a chicago teenager on vacation in mississippi. is it is a new day, but the day isn't over. the struggle for the civil rights for civil rights, social justice, and economic opportunity to man our engagement and our voice. to realize fully our dream we must raise our voices and take action. we must lift our voices to challenge government and our community and neighbors to be better. we must lift our voices for wages that enable families to take care of themselves, for a health care system that erases disparities, for communities and homes without violence, for clean air and water to protect our environment for future generations, and for a just justice system. we must lift our voice for the value of our boat and have our votes counted without interference. as we stand here today, dr. king would know, and john lewis cert

malone, plea. tell me what i can do for you. we're looking for this young girl named jessica raab. vivianjoined your temple four years ago. this is rebecca. everyone assumes a new name when they get here. who makes that decision, you or them? it's part of the program. it enables them to erase the past and create a new identity. we would like to speak to rebecca. i'm sorry. that's not possible. she left the temple last february, if i'm not mistaken. and what was the reason for that? self-reflection is very, very difficult for some people. i'm afraid she wasn't up to the task. did she mention where she was going? no. in that case, we're going to need to speak to some of your members and find out if anyone knows where she went. i can't let you do that. privacy of religious organizations is protected by the first and the... 14th amendment. thank you very much for the civics lessons, 14th amendment. thankmr. cavanaugh. well, this is private property, so unless you have a warrant, i suggest you leave. richard. richard deangelo, right? no, my name is joshua. but it used to be richard, didn't it?