family would have us observe and honor, what would that look like on monday? i think the first thing thank you so much, victor, for the opportunity to share this morning, as we approach the holiday. the fact of the matter is, our nation is more divided than we ve ever been, certainly probably in my lifetime, even back during my father s era, and it feels like we re going backward and not forward. so the martin luther king jr. holiday gives us the opportunity to turn to each other, to work with each other, to volunteer and engage in service. my mom always said it s a day on, not a day off. so if we re doing appropriately what we should be doing, we should be working to lift up our communities across our nation. at the top of the show we talked about the march on washington for gaza. of course your father s most famous speech, the i have a dream speech, delivered during
you re live with bbc news. monday marked 60 years to the day since reverend martin luther king jr delivered his iconic i have a dream speech to thousands of civil rights marchers in washington dc. his words continue to resonate in the us and across the world. in his speech dr king described his dream of a more just and equitable america. many credit it for playing a role in the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 the landmark civil rights and labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris met with dr king s family and march organizers on monday to mark the anniversary. the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. yet there are those who are intentionally trying to divide us as a nation, and i believe each of us has a duty, a duty
60th anniversary of the day 250,000 people gathered in washington to hear dr. martin luther king junior deliver his i have a dream speech. we are not ended on saturday at age 19 when he was assassinated because he was black. a.j. laguerre was at work at $1 general store in jacksonville, florida when it 21 year old not see white supremacist, armed with an ar 15 style assault rifle with swastikas on it, opened fire, killing people. gerald dishon galleon, 29 year old customer at the store was assassinated. by the not see white supremacist because he was black. relatives were struggling with how to tell sean galleons young daughter what happened to her father. her relatives said, quote,
were dr. king gave his iconic i have a dream speech and spoke of a more just and equitable america. today marks 60 years since that march. now, while meeting with civil rights leaders and family members, dr. king at the white house, president biden warned against the rise of extremism. we can t let hate prevail, and it s on the rise. we have to speak out that there is a whole group of extreme people trying to erase history. i want to bring in distinguished professor of ethics and society at vanderbilt university s divinity school, michael eric dyson. i m so glad you re here. i ve been thinking about you a lot when it comes to moments like this and i ask you to take a step back with me for a moment. how do you see the confluence of all of these events? well, it is great always to be on with you. it s an extraordinary moment, i had the great honor to speak at the 60th anniversary march on
targeting black people shot and killed three victims at $1 general store. we have seen the cancers of racism and gun violence colliding. we saw it there again this weekend. these are issues that none of the republican candidates mentioned last week s debate and frankly have not really mentioned much since. of course, there are some who think that darkness and calls for violence are good politics. there are many moments in history that prove that there s another way. today, we are remembering the march on washington and martin ducking junior i have a dream speech. 60 years ago, hundreds of thousands of people came to the capitol to hear dr. king talk about an imperfect nation, one for which he still had great hope. that s also reminds me of where i was when i was fortunate to be 15 years ago today. listening on the side of the stage to the last president to win a second term, reflecting on dr. king s words as he accepted the democratic nomination. the man and woman who gather