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This morning my question, do you still believe we can realize the dream. And Martin Luther king iii joins me to talk about his fathers legacy. Plus Trayvon Martins mother Sybrina Fulton on her mission. But first, 50 years later the struggle continues. Good morning, im melissa harrisperry. Live this morning from washington, d. C. Where thousands of people turned out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom yesterday. Only one man who spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial five decades ago remains alive today, congressman john lewis, and he spoke forcefully. I got arrested 40 times during the 60s, beaten, left bloody and unconscious. But im not tired, im not weary. Im not prepared to sit down and give up. I am ready to fight and continue the fight, and you must fight. Although the architect of the march has passed away, many of the inequities that prompted the struggle remain firmly in place. In 1963 the march called for equal access to jo

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