Why dont you tell us about that. Reporter washington, d. C. , in the summer of 1963 was more than a little nervous about the prospect of a big civil rights march coming to the city, and that worry extended from the president on down, a fear that if it went badly, it could derail the efforts to pass the nations most important civil rights law. Its easy to see now why the march on washington is celebrated as a landmark in the Civil Rights Movement. It helped to shape Public Opinion after decades of struggle, says todd perdom, author of a forth coming book about that period. I think its probably the single most important public demonstration in america of any kind. Reporter america in 1963 was deeply segregated. Something as simple as taking the bus meant separate waiting rooms for blacks. In the spring the nation had watched as police in birmingham, alabama, aimed fire hoses and set dogs on children who joined in the civil rights protests. When president john f. Kennedy heard about the p
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Piers is back on monday keeping America Great with a president s day special. He is taking on politics with reagan, a hoover and a taft. President ial descendants. Thats on monday. Im ashleigh banfield. Thanks for watching, everyone. Hello, everyone. Im don lemon. The stories youre talking about in just a moment. But first lets get you up to speed on the days headlines. A truck bomb killed at least 79 people in central pakistan. At least 180 others were wounded. Police say the explosives were packed inside a water tanker and detonated by remote control. The attack was the latest in an Ongoing Campaign of violence against muslim shiites in the region. Cardinals could meet sooner than thought to decide on a new pope. Benedict xvi steps down at the end of the month. An idaho man could get a year in federal prison for smacking a toddler on a recent delta flight. According to court paperers, joe Ricky Hundley he used the n word and slapped the 2yearold when the boy started crying as the pla
Gunshots that ended Michael Browns life. Cnn cannot independently verify the authenticity of the tape and has asked the fbi for a confirmation of their interview with the man who made the recordings. And i want to bring in now ben crump. I want to get his reaction. He is an attorney for the family. Ben, thank you for joining us this evening. What do you think, if this is indeed the video, what do you make of this video . How does this change or help or hurt your case . Well, don, i think its consistent with what the witness have reported to have happen in the tragedy that claimed the life of Michael Brown that afternoon. They talked about it being multiple gunshots, and they talked about he stopped and then put his hands up. But then the officer kept shooting. So i think this is very consistent with all the witness testimony that we have to date. We are still waiting to get the statement from the Police Officer. They still havent given us anything officially, you know. They went and th
I just wanted you to get to know me better before you call the cops. I dont want to sound racist. Im always nervous. I am always met with suspicion. I have a right to be here. I dont have a racist bone in my body. Ive done nothing wrong. I work here. Why is everything about race . This is everyday racism in america an msnbc town hall event from philadelphia. Here are joy reid and chris hayes. [ applause ] all right, thanks for joining us from the prince theater here in center city, philadelphia. Tonight big news, as youve probably already heard. Abc cancelling one of its biggest shows after its stars racist tweet. We are going to talk about that. But as starbucks shuts down 8,000 Stores Across the nation for antibias training, were holding our own discussion, talking about the kind of racism that occurs every day in this country in hollywood and coffee shops and public spaces. They didnt do anything, i saw the entire thing. They asked to use the bathroom and the woman said its for payi