If Someone Had Told Me In 1963

In Spite Of All Of The Things, The Issues, That We May Be Confronting Today, I'm Very Hopeful, Very Optimistic About The Future.

To Question The Legitimacy Of The Next United States President, You Know, And You're Worried About A Tweet That Says, Hey, Why Don't You Get Back To Work Instead Of Questioning My Legitimacy? Too Bad.

Some People Think That [it Was] Martin Luther King Jr.'s Idea To Have A Boycott. It Was A Black Woman, A Teacher, Who Said We Should Boycott The Buses. You Had People Like Fannie Lou Hamer; Delta, Mississippi.

When I Speak To Students About The Civil Rights Movement, I Say That It Is Impossible To Stop A Determined Movement That Is Captivating The American Consciousness. I Think The Candidacy Of Sen. Obama Represents The Beginning Of A New Movement In American Political History That Began In The Hearts And Minds Of The People Of This Nation. And I Want To Be On The Side Of The People, On The Side Of The Spirit Of History.

Many Of Us In Nashville Accepted Nonviolence As A Way Of Life, A Way Of Living, Not Simply As A Technique Or A Tactic.