and controlled by david duke the ku klux klan leader, but he s saying he didn t know who he s talking to. what the group stood for. i have to tell you, as a native of louisiana david duke is a well-known figure. he had run for governor in louisiana. hard to imagine that a local legislator would talk to a group run by duke and have no idea who he s talking about. so there are going to be more questions. not just for congressman clark. and also to say he didn t remember speaking. he couldn t really remember it. really? yeah. he said he thinks he was there and knows the hotel and i can say we ll have to gather more facts. let s find the agenda for the meeting. maybe there s video or tape recording of that meeting. there were reporters all over nauseous new orleans scrambling down trying to pin down the factual details of this. it s dicey. both sides are coming out to support him saying he s not a
one of the most chilling instances the deaths of three young civil rights workers at the hands of the ku klux klan. this is the spot they were murdered. the dangers faced in those days from those who were there. during the tour of historic freedom summer sites. they told my brother he was lying. they beat him. it was an inspiring experience for 20-year-old destiny keys whose grandmother was one of the first african-americans to vote in her mississippi hometown. they leave a mark on our history. we have to celebrate them. now a generation determined to better their communities and the nation. up next our newsnation gut check. an o0 olympian champion runs th 800 meter race and she was
mississippi. that s when more than 1,000 volunteers, mostly whites, from the north, went to the straight with the goal of registering as many african-american voters. mississippi was picked because it was had the lowest percentage in this country with 6.7%. volunteers signing up voters faced intimidation. 37 churches were bombed or burned. it culminated with the three civil rights workers with the ku clux clan. hundreds of young men and women are honoring their sacrifices and continuing their work at the freedom 50th young congress in jackson, mississippi. we have the msnbc original from jackson. 50 years after the original
the republican makes that decision following his guilty plea for felony tax invasion. cameras caught him threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony and break him, quote, like a boy for asking questions about campaign finance misconduct allegations. big problems for the third most powerful house republican. in louisiana in 2002 steve gave a speech to a white sprem sis group. it was formed by former ku clux clan. doesn t deny the speech but didn t remember speaking at the event. he said at the time he was making many appearances to oppose global tax plans and when people asked me to speak, i went and spoke to any group that called. i didn t know who all of these groups were and i detest any kind of hate group for anyone to