Cbs News Coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. From capitol hill, here is scott pelley. Good morning. The Nations Capital is beginning a daylong celebration of American Freedom and democracy. For the 57th time in our history, a president freely elected by the people is being sworn in to office. Just before noon at the capitol, barack obama will take the oath for his second term as president. This is a ceremonial swearingin because the constitution requires the president to be sworn in on january 20th, and this year the 20th fell on sunday. So the president took the official oath in private yesterday in the blue room at the white house. The oath administered by the chief Justice John Roberts, jr. The public swearingin and all the pomp and circumstance that go with it were put off until today and what a day it is. The temperature right now is in the high 30s. The sky is clear, a brilliant winters day in the Nations Capital. People are pouring into the National Mall to witn
Courted and fell in love with a woman and married a second time. He wrote thousands of passionate love letters to each of these women. This was a real living breathing human being and i dont think we have seen that about woodrow wilson. Next Diane Mcwhorter on her look carry me home birmingham, alabama the climactic battle of the civil rights revolution. She focuses on the 1963 bombing of the 16th st. Church that killed four young girls in times when the police try to disperse young demonstrators with fire hoses and dogs. This is an outward. Cspan the last lion under acknowledgments as i think my father for delivering me as Robert Renoir wrote out of the history into history and the awful responsibility of time. What are you getting out there . Guest at the last line from all the kings men which was an inspiration for this book because as you recall in that book the main character is able to tie his own history to characters he thought had nothing to do with him when he was growing up
Marching to change history. A day when the voices of the movement echoed across america. We are of a massive moral revolution. How long can we be patient . We want our freedom and we want it now. A call to action and a call for peace. The words that inspired a people, a nation, and the entire world. Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last. Tonight, a special twohour edition of politicsnation. The march on washington. The dream continues. Good evening. Im al sharpton live from the Lincoln Memorial here on the national mall. 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am. Right now watching history. Millions more watching at home seeing the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, call for justice and equality. Powerful speeches and powerful music from singers like lahalia jackson, bob dylan. Tonight well hear those voices. Well also hear from congressman john lewis. I talk to him today from the exact spot on the Lincoln Memorial where he spoke 50 y
Marching against injustice, marching to change history. We are the moral revolution. How long . We want our freedom and we want it now. A call to ask and a call for peace. A word that inspired a people, a nation and the entire world. Free at least, free at least. Thank god almighty we are free at least. Tonight a special hourhour toll particulars nation. The march on washington. The dream continues. Good evening. Im al sharpton live from the Lincoln Memorial here on the national mall. First years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am right now watching history. Millions more watching at home, seeing the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Call for justice and equality. I talked to him from the exact spot where he can spoke 50 years ago. And well hear some of the young people who traveled hundreds of miles to help change the course of history. Im honored to begin the show tonight with Martin Luther king iii and reverend joseph lowry, who mean call the dean of the Civil
I can almost hear my father harken that anthem of the movement. People, get ready. Theres a train acoming we must say, wake up, america, wake up in selma, alabama, the right to vote. But we want to be free now i am not going to stand by and let the Supreme Court take the right to vote away from us we have to fight for our children. I encourage all of you to keep dr. Martin luther king jr. s dream alive. Where are the women that need to be acknowledged in this movement . Dont you ever think that men like medgar evers died to give you the right to be a hoodlum. Yes, we can because, yes, we did i have a dream that we shall overcome. Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, we are free at last. Not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today an historic day here on the mall in our nations capital, marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom. In 1963, more than 200,000 people of all ages, races, sexes, and s