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they had to show that the segregationists can t win that way. they got together and decided to continue the march. stokely carmichael and martin luther king. stokely carmichael was very much unlike the nashville group in terms of his perspective. we feel that we must continue this march right now, that it is urgent to do it. and we will be calling on people of good will from all over the nation to join us in this march. martin luther king was almost at the level of sainthood. stokely carmichael understood that he needed that symbol in order to provide legitimacy for what he was trying to do. we want to put president johnson on the spot. he called a conference two days ago to fulfill these rights. we want those rights fulfilled. they cannot be fulfilled with words. words cannot stop bullets. and we need action and we need it now from the federal government. no more questions, gentlemen.
the energy that allows the march on washington to start coming together. we will keep this demonstration nonviolent. it will be peaceful. it will be dignified and disciplined. and i think it will have a great impact. in my judgment, there was perhaps only one man or woman in america who could have put that march together, and it was bayard rustin. in any movement we need the cooperation of the best minds, many of which are white, as well as black. rustin was simply an organizational genius. he was the best and the brightest. do you feel that the president s civil rights program is actually not needed? i don t think it s needed. and furthermore, i think it s unconstitutional. segregationist senators like strom thurmond are attempting to
solid obligation and duty to stand before you representing the rights and sovereignty of this state and its peoples. and now being mindful of my duties and responsibilities under the constitution of the united states, the constitution of the state of alabama, and seeking to preserve and maintain the peace and dignity of this state and the individual freedoms of the citizens thereof, do hereby denounce and forbid this illegal and unwarranted action by the central government. governor wallace, i take it from that statement that you are going to stand in that door and that you are not going to carry out the orders, is that correct? i stand upon this statement. you stand upon that statement. governor, i m not interested in a show. i don t know what the purpose of the show is. i am interested in the orders of these courts being enforced. that is my only responsibility here. the choice is yours. i would ask you once again to responsibly step aside. very well. remain on the campus.
three civil rights workers have disappeared in mississippi. they have not been heard from. our search has thus far produced only one clue, the burned-out station wagon in which the three were last seen riding. there is little hope that they are still alive. schwerner, chaney and goodman were found shot to death in a grave at the base of a recently built dam just six miles from the city of philadelphia. their bodies wrapped in plastic bags numbered one, two, and three were taken to the state medical center in jackson for identification and examination. the two white boys were shot once each through the heart. james chaney, the black youth, had been beaten with chains until every bone in his body was broken, then he was shot three times.