This is American History tv on cspan3. [applause] let me thank god this day for there is no other place i would rather be at this hour than in the house of the lord. Amen. Before i say what i want to say, which will be quick, i must proud i am to once again have i am proud to have my wife and our daughter here with us. [applause] the only grandchild of martin and coretta king. I was asked to do a tribute, and it has been 50 years, but i am not feeling like a tribute because i find it challenging to celebrate yes, we celebrate so many who some gave their lives and others walked over the bridge yesterday 50 years ago and were beaten badly, but when we think about what Martin Luther king, jr. Would want us to do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. Do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. It has certainly been 50 years and there are so many here today that would not have been here. Cabinet secretary that were certainly not here 50 years ago, and i am p
You greetings as well as welcome for all of you being here in the city of soelma once again as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. I would like to say that on behalf of the citizens of selma which is about 20,700 citizens i bring you greetings and welcome on behalf of them as well as the city council members. I would like to say also that our city of selma is an old city, incorporated in 2018. 2018. Oh, since the 1820s. I apologize. [laughter] i got a little ahead. 1820. Certainly as we go through this history, pegasus, what, about 195 years old roughly . Incorporated because there was already something there, but it became a incorporated, and i made is the third oldest city in alabama, monbile one, montgomery second and selma third. Anytime i come to this church, i become full. I have hit it for a long time. My mother went to this church all of her life. She passed way some years ago, many years ago but always on mothers day when she was alive any and even
This is American History tv on cspan3. [applause] let me thank god this day for there is no other place i would rather be at this hour than in the house of the lord. Amen. Before i say what i want to say, which will be quick, i must proud i am to once again have i am proud to have my wife and our daughter here with us. [applause] the only grandchild of martin and coretta king. I was asked to do a tribute, and it has been 50 years, but i am not feeling like a tribute because i find it challenging to celebrate yes, we celebrate so many who some gave their lives and others walked over the bridge yesterday 50 years ago and were beaten badly, but when we think about what Martin Luther king, jr. Would want us to do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. Do, i imagine he would tell us that our work was not done. It has certainly been 50 years and there are so many here today that would not have been here. Cabinet secretary that were certainly not here 50 years ago, and i am p
Roof, the 21yearold who admits to shooting dead nine people at historically black Charleston Church emanuel ame. One of the photos shows dylann roof burning an American Flag. Then he is pictured standing on the American Flag and in several other images roof appears to be holding a Confederate Flag right there. Cnn has not been able to authenticate the website or its contents including the author of the manifesto, but the writings provide an inside glimpse perhaps into the mind of the author. For more im joined by cnns Martin Savidge and alina machado. Let me begin with you and this manifesto, how it came to anyones attention and how its being authenticated or even verified to see if it indeed is connected to the confessed gunman. We know that according to a Law Enforcement official source this manifesto is something that the fbi is taking a look at and it surfaced online today, at least thats when we saw it on social media and talk about it. It gips with it begins with talk about the a
School. Was he in trouble at all in high school . I mean just kind of like i dont think he ever got in big trouble but im sure hes been to the Principal Office for aktd acting out or Something Like that. I never had a class with him so i dont know. And tell me now, have you talked to your friends . Have you had a chance to communicate with others who was with this man who is now accused in public of a heinous crime . I had to hear you on the tv to hear you better. But no. Have you talked to other classmates . No i havent talked to anybody. I just i just stayed off social media today because my friends phone has been constantly being blown up by reporters today so i havent had a chance to talk to my High School Friends that associated with him as well. Did he have any friends in charleston . I mean lexington is what, two hours from charleston . Did he have any reason to be in this area as far as you know . I dont even know why he was down there, honestly. I guess he just decided to go t