learn more at purinaone.com as the nation prepares to mark the historic anniversary of dr. martin luther king, jr. s march for freedom and jobs, we look back at the movement s history and ahead with myrlie evers-williams the civil rights leader, one of only two women first invited to speak at the historic march in 1963 and unable to attend, couldn t get through the crowds. she is the word of medgarr evers killed by a white supremacist in front of their children just weeks before the march in 1963. she never stopped fighting to bring her husband s killer to justice and eventually went on to become the chair of the naacp. myrlie evers-williams today the chair of myrlie evers-williams institute. we did talk back then when you took over the naacp and
anniversary of the march on washington days after the justice department filed a suit against the state of texas over a new voter i.d. law. as president obama prepares to address the nation wednesday on the steps of the lincoln memorial on the actual anniversary of dr. martin luther king s speech. how will the president take on the voter suppression laws. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, co-host of in play, washington post editorial columnist ruth marcus and new york times white house correspondenter jackie combs. welcome all. first to you, chris cizilla. this is a very big week, obviously, for all of us, those of us who remember the march, those of us, those people who were not even born and those people who were the real heros of the march. what will president obama do? he has had differing approaches towards this issue, but with the trayvon martin comments we ve seen how he s willing to, you know, grasp it and break new ground. yeah. you know, andrea, i thought the