it's as simple as that. >> the long march toward equality has begun. they test a decision desegregating inter-state bus travel. freedom rers re south to goad local offials to enforce the ruling. they are assaulted by angry mobs. >> i question their wisdom. i thought they showed courage. >> the kennedys do have a conscience. the civil rights movement affects them. more bobby than jack. bobby starts to feel the moral imperative to do something about civil rights. >> how can you say you believe in the constitution of the united states or the declaration of independence if you show by your actions that you feel that one element of your population is inferior to another? >> when robert sends his friend to alabama to monitor the freedom riots, he is caught up in the violence. >> i in trying to help two young