press moment. back in 1967, talking about the d disparity between african-americans and whites. it s okay to say to people lift yourself up by your own boot straps but it s careless to say to a bootless man to lift yourself by your own boot straps. and they ve been left poverty, illiteracy by lack of education opportunities and as a result of centuries of neglect and hurt. we talk about area where is the two parties can work together. reverend sharpton, you ve been talking about this. education and the achievement act. if reverend king were alive today, this would be the area that he would be working on, you think? achievement gap based on race in this country is almost as bad as it was in 54 when brown versus the board of education
education and the achievement act. if reverend king were alive today, this would be the area that he would be working on, you think? i think dr. king would be concerned with studies, knowing his wife and son well, because the achievement gap based on race in this country is almost as bad as it was in 54 when the brown versus board of education decision the year i was born. we have not made the institutional shift towards equality. whether it was education, whether it is an economic, as dr. king in that moment, in 67 talked about. the wealth gap and the gap in terms of employment is still a problem. so, we are trying to make steps tomorrow. secretary of education duncan and i will be with randy weingarten. dealing with this. it s not about teachers. it s not about that. it s about trying to find common ground. it is not about beating up on union workers. dr. king died in memphis going down for the afscme union. we re blaming the deficit on unions rather than the fact that