greatness of america is the right to protest for rights. mike: dr. king protested until the day he died by an assassin s bullet in memphis. his voice may have been silenced, but his message lives on 45 years later. joining us now from atlanta is dr. martin luther king, jr. s niece, my good friend alvita king. hello, governor huckabee. it s good to be here and to the audience, hello. mike: well, you know, when i hear the words of your uncle, i am deeply, emotionally moved because i remember in my lifetime i ve seen this incredible change in our country because of his dream and his willingness to put his life on the line to see it happen. as a member of the family, i want you to speak to, as you see america today, an african-american president inaugurated for the second
sermons or read his prayers you can get the heart of the man that found the courage to love his neighbors and enemies and to face everything that came towards him with love and he really did. that was the way he was. thank you for being here and i want to say thanks to the family for putting together a magnificent become of tribute. dr. alveda king, god bless you and thanks for joining us. thank you. well, so the president took his oath for the second term today. on monday, he s going to do so again in the public ceremony on the steps of capitol hill as we anticipate, the president s second inaugural address, let s take a look back and see a memorable quote from president reagan, noted for dozens of great quotes. his first as president came in 1981. in this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem.
was a baptist minister from atlanta, georgia. he fought to overturn the jim crowe laws not with violence, but peace. we seek nonviolence and passive resistance and still determined to use the weapon of love. mike: that was in alabama, where dr. king was leading the montgomery bus boycott to end the days where blacks had to give up their seats for whites, the boycott lasted more than a year until a court put an end to segregation on buses. through the leadership conference dr. king worked with other civil rights lead towers bring the movement for equality not just for the south, but throughout the nation. i still have a dream. yes. it is deeply rooted in the american dream. mike: in 1963, dr. king brought the march to washington and announced his dream for all to hear. i have a dream that one day
greatness of america is the right to protest for rights. mike: dr. king protested until the day he died by an assassin s bullet in memphis. his voice may have been silenced, but his message lives on 45 years later. joining us now from atlanta is dr. martin luther king, jr. s niece, my good friend alvita king. hello, governor huckabee. it s good to be here and to the audience, hello. mike: well, you know, when i hear the words of your uncle, i am deeply, emotionally moved because i remember in my lifetime i ve seen this incredible change in our country because of his dream and his willingness to put his life on the line to see it happen. as a member of the family, i want you to speak to, as you see america today, an african-american president inaugurated for the second
we look at a president with brown skin, let s remember that there was a man who wanted people to be judged for the content of their character and not the color of their skin. mike: very well said, alvita. let he me just remind our audience, the king family has written a new book that pays tribute to the civil rights leader and i ll talk to alvita about that and have some closing thoughts after the break. stay with us. [applause]. o as you can see, s customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we re taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it s not real. geico s customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please?