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little bit about 1963 and sort of the role that the founders of the randolph institute played in that? it s really a great feeling to think about the organization that i have the privilege to be president of right now, because both of the leader, asa phillip randolph, who was our president, and bayard rustin, were the architects of that march. bayard rustin was the ones that formulated routes, organized the various organizations to come, as best as we could, because there wasn t twitter and tweeting and e-mails and all of that stuff back then, but an absolute mastermind at pulling people together, of like mind, but different kinds of organizations together. and he was the one that did that. topped with an obstacle of being a member of the lbgt community. right. because i think one of the things about this weekend and this celebration that i think is so notable is the diversity. and the lbgt community, women s
0 present. one of those continuing dr. king s work is his son, dr. martin luther king iii, reflecting earlier on how much work we still have to do to achieve his father s vision from 50 years ago. let s take a listen. the vision preached by my father a half century ago was that his four little children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. however, sadly, the tears of trayvon martin s mother and father remind us that far too frequently, the color of one s skin remains a license to profile, to arrest, and to even murder with no regard for the content of one s character. let s bring in our guests this afternoon. stan was here 50 years ago as a member of the original local organizing committee for the march in 19 63. he s also the author of the edge of politics. edith lee payne attended the march on her 12th birthday 50 years ago with her mother. this iconic photo of her as a young girl will d