Life there hasnt been a conversation i have looked forward to more than this. So i am honored. I hope i dont disappoint. I dont think you will. I think you will. Let me just give a little background on joe and then you and i are going to have a conversation. Oh, i bet my son wrote this trying to please his mom for a change please and for a change. I should introduce your son. Where is loki . Hes over yonder somewhere in arizona. Hes won a number of of emmys. Hes a Film Producer and wrote a book that im going to recommend to you a terrific read. And were going to talk about it. Its out there. A terrific. That is the story of joans journey in the Civil Rights Movement. But you could substitute the words war on poverty and the experiences here. Here we are joined so closely. Their journey is our journey. And it is. Were going to talk about this book and joan is recipient of the. 2015 National Civil Rights Museum freedom award. She is. A giant a an icon. Civil rights, youth participate in
And from all different walks of life there hasnt been a conversation i have looked forward to more than this. So i am honored. I hope i dont disappoint. I dont think you will. I think you will. Let me just give a little background on joe and then you and i are going to have a conversation. Oh, i bet my son wrote this trying to please his mom for a change please and for a change. I should introduce your son. Where is loki . Hes over yonder somewhere in arizona. Hes won a number of of emmys. Hes a Film Producer and wrote a book that im going to recommend to you a terrific read. And were going to talk about it. Its out there. A terrific. That is the story of joans journey in the Civil Rights Movement. But you could substitute the words war on poverty and the experiences here. Here we are joined so closely. Their journey is our journey. And it is. Were going to talk about this book and joan is recipient of the. 2015 National Civil Rights Museum freedom award. She is. A giant a an icon. Civ
And thank you, everyone for joining us today as we commemorate 56 years since dr. Martin luther king juniors assassination at the Lorraine Motel in 1968, dr. King traveled to memphis, tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers as they demanded their civil and human rights. Its been the National Civil rights long standing to honor and preserve the legacy of dr. King. As we chronicle the American Civil Rights movement and tell the story of the ongoing struggle for human rights here at the museum, we educate and serve as a catalyst to inspire action, to create positive social change. Im reminded of what king stood for. He said, yes, if you want to say what i that. I was a drum major, say that i a drum major for justice. Say that i was a drum major for peace. It was a drum major. I was drum major for righteousness and all the shallow things will not matter how dr. Kings legacy urges all of us to to push the arc of the moral universe, to build clearly and directly towards justice jus
And thank you, everyone for joining us today as we commemorate 56 years since dr. Martin luther king juniors assassination at the Lorraine Motel in 1968, dr. King traveled to memphis, tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers as they demanded their civil and human rights. Its been the National Civil rights long standing to honor and preserve the legacy of dr. King. As we chronicle the American Civil Rights movement and tell the story of the ongoing struggle for human rights here at the museum, we educate and serve as a catalyst to inspire action, to create positive social change. Im reminded of what king stood for. He said, yes, if you want to say what i that. I was a drum major, say that i a drum major for justice. Say that i was a drum major for peace. It was a drum major. I was drum major for righteousness and all the shallow things will not matter how dr. Kings legacy urges all of us to to push the arc of the moral universe, to build clearly and directly towards justice jus
I have a hunch this is going to be an animated conversation. So so joe and i weve had a lot of guest speakers over the years and from all different walks of life there hasnt been a conversation i have looked forward to more than this. So i am honored. I hope i dont disappoint. I dont think you will. I think you will. Let me just give a little background on joe and then you and i are going to have a conversation. Oh, i bet my son wrote this trying to please his mom for a change please and for a change. I should introduce your son. Where is loki . Hes over yonder somewhere in arizona. Hes won a number of of emmys. Hes a Film Producer and wrote a book that im going to recommend to you a terrific read. And were going to talk about it. Its out there. A terrific. That is the story of joans journey in the Civil Rights Movement. But you could substitute the words war on poverty and the experiences here. Here we are joined so closely. Their journey is our journey. And it is. Were going to talk