>> marched in 1963 and i'll keep marching. >> it was a decade of realignment. we had some wins. we had some losses. we redefined the collective culture of america. >> and one generation we have moved from denying a black man service to the lunch counter to being a serious contender for the presidency. >> it was a seminole decade that paves the way of change in the way that maybe no other ended since the '60s. >> we are part of a hybrid culture. we can't deny that. so in some ways the more obvious biracial identity that i have to affirm, african-americans also have to affirm. and white americans have to affirm. they par take in a hybrid culture. the truth of the matter is american culture at this point, what is truly american, is black culture to a large degree. flip on the television set and it has had a profound influence