whew in the nation believed that fair
housing would in our time become the
unchallenged law of this land and indeed
this bill has had a long and stormy trip
we've got some difficulties
I'm not concerned about that now see the
promised land
all the night
ladies and gentlemen Martin Luther King
was shot and was killed tonight in
Memphis
the death of the prophet of non-violence
set off the worst outbreak of arson
looting and criminal activity in the
nation's history
jenos burned within a few blocks of the
nation's capital the life of the man who
symbolized the freedom and faith of
America has been taken and no words of
mine can
boy on the eloquent boys that has been
still
this I do believe deep the dream of dr.
Martin Luther King jr.
President Johnson was really to speak up
and saying we have to pass if there how
does it feel hello Reverend istic we're
in trouble we need some help there I
straighten it federal troops for the
first time since the Civil War two
compositions to guard government
buildings nothing's probably much higher
than your own neighborhood and your own
home for your own apartment the
administration which supported the bill
said this has no chance the other stuff
is okay but this will kill any
politician that touches well I just
could not miss inside them I don't feel
that they should be impressed but I
moved here because give what the white
community I have the two daughters and
two sons and if there's too many colored
people around here I definitely will get
out I can't get both the property values
will look go down if they're allowed to
move in here and any other
it seems as though our country is
pulling apart into separate society /
weights of jobs and Negroes of
unemployment where the middle class
layers the suburb to the poor or less
than the ghettos where one group of
American looks upon another thief of
Americans with glowing mistrust and even
bread
then the bill went over into the house
rules committee and under the
chairmanship of the famous judge Smith
ralink segregationists from Virginia he
wouldn't hold hearings Island he would
he would take the bill so nobody can act
on it and we were running out of time
thousands floats are the rainy streets
of Memphis this day finishing a march
the doctor King plan deleted support of
striking garbage workers how many men
died
before we can really have a free and
true and peaceful society
and I know you're gonna take mine
the death of Martin Luther King was a
tragic thing but no legislation should
be passed as a memorial to anyone in
spite of the riots I'm going to support
this legislation with all the bigger
that I possessed the law that we pass up
here of all turn
Martin to the games
come and
the public reaction to this horror gave
the sensible members of the committee a
compelling argument that the house rules
committee had to report that bill out
and I think this that's how we got our
bill they've just didn't dare bottle it
up any longer I have a dream that one
day Negroes would be into my house
anywhere that their money will carry
them at long last time is now a part of
the American Way of life democracy's
work is being done and the veil of
freedom brings out a little route we
have come some of the way not near all
I'd still goes on because we
unfortunately have laws but we don't
have the enforce that we have changed
but we still have the same kinds of
discrimination the u.s. Commission on
civil rights said today that efforts by
federal agencies to end housing
discrimination have been generally
superficial or incomplete President
Carter has ordered federal agencies to
use all means possible to strengthen
fair housing programs for the first time
people with disabilities and families
with children will be protected from
housing discrimination President Reagan
signed legislation tues a designed to
toughen up the nation's fair housing
laws why did you take part in this
demonstration today just because there
was a huge ground or did you have any
personal reason well I took hardness of
March today because of Martha Lou Martin
Luther King and what he stood for off
because this March is funny dad
long know what he stood for yes he stood
the non-violence and peace for all means
the mall came and I think if he died for
I could carry out what he started
you