king s i have a dream speech during the 1963 march. today is the 60th commemoration but the celebration was over the weekend. we re joined by nikole hannah-jones which covers racial injustice and other stories and won an award for the 1619 project. nikole, if it s okay if i call you nikole, what s your reaction to this horrible shooting happening on the 60th the commemoration day, at least, of the 60th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom? well, i think that it is an awful and far too common reminder that, as we seek to mark racism, racial injustice as a thing of the past, that it is with us every day, that we have
which the fbi is now currently investigating as a hate crime, took place on the 16th anniversary of the march on washington. let s discuss what this means for our country, with brittany cunningham, msnbc political analyst, and former democratic senator barbara of california. also with us, former fbi agent rob d amico. brittani, i ll start with you. we saw the pictures, it s reported that swastikas were drawn on the gun that he used. the sheriff has said he quote, hated black people. as i mentioned, this is happening on the same day as the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. your reaction, to this tragedy this evening? i continue to be heartbroken by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. 60 years later, i m also reminded that just two weeks after the 1963 march on washington, there was the bombing at the 16th street
brittani, i ll start with you. we saw the pictures, it s reported that swastikas were drawn on the gun that he used. the sheriff has said he quote, hated black people. as i mentioned, this is happening on the same day as the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. your reaction, to this tragedy this evening? i continue to be heartbroken by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. 60 years later, i m also reminded that just two weeks after the 1963 march on washington, there was the bombing at the 16th street baptist church, that killed four little black girls. the intention of progress, and the perpetuation of freedom for marginalized people, has always engendered backlash in this country. and sadly, we are not in a different circumstance. i think that is really important for us to recognize that yes, this happened in florida, and there is plenty to
history. dr. martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. thousands gathererred in our nation s capital this weekend to celebrate dr. king s life and mission, highlighting how far we ve come and how far we still have to go. fox news correspondent kevin corke reports. reporter: it was the sweet serenade of progress, but the thousands of marrers who this marchers who this weekend marked the 60th an verses arely of the 1963 march on washington, remembered for the i have a dream speech, an indictment can of america s unkept promise witnessed by a quarter million people and delivered in the shadow of abraham lincoln. by contrast, saturday s commemoration was more of a are reflection of just how far the nation s come along its journey toward a more perfect union and the fulfillment of dr. king s dream. yes, it did come true in many, many ways. however, of course, you know we