Any time he spoke, he wan
just, he was magic, legen
Smith and I stood on hall
Central Methodist Church
Detroit. I do want to exp
appreciation to each of y
support in the struggle f
dignity. There have been
have shared that podium,
remember his remarks ther
this sanctuary, this magn
pulpit where the Reverend
King Jr preached many tim
his sermons, this huge st
with intricate images of
like lynchings on one sid
on the other. None of thi
from this historic church
called for a Freedom Marc
Avenue, Eric with a front
How did you end up at the
not as a reporter, I hadn
into being a full fledged
point. So I was kind of t
you were 20. How close di
King? Did you get a chanc
to him that day? No, I I
to him. I, I will say I w
stature. I had not seen h
We will no longer Dr King
but his powerful voice co
waves of emotion through
that day, he was not able
King, but connected later
talked to him on the phon
like? Was that about the
I was interested in what
South. Uh I was college a
writers who had had pursu
in the early sixties, Eri
city understood the fight
voting rights and better
the march. Eric says peop
but filled with hope. His
let's march on together a
a brotherhood that he des
achieve in this country.
125,000 people right out
Avenue that believed that
and believed that Dr King
to his phrase to the prom
of the media, Eric remain
idea though, what kind of
would be, did you? No, no
of us knew and I don't wa
later, but obviously, whe
and the words that he had
on a new meaning, Dr King
If you listen to what he
here. And then again, in
that was oratory for gene
is good today as it was t