serious white backlash against the entire civil rights movement. >> the nation suddenly learned what it should have known, that racial prejudice was not just a southern problem, it was nationwide. whites in the north formerly could comfort themselves by pointing an accusing finger at the south, they could do so no longer. >> once again showing open hostility towards the civil rights demonstrators. these people here are firmly opposed to these marches. moreover, they don't see where they serve any useful purpose. >> most of the national press categorizes chicago as a defeat for king. >> i can say that i have never seen even in mississippi and alabama mobs as hostile and as hate-filled as have i seen in chicago. >> there was a growing feeling that king's movement wasn't working. he had lost a lot of support