Ottis Woodard recounts his memories of the last day Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the public on April 3, 1968 and describes the assassination that happened on April 4th at the Lorraine Motel. King’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech is famous for addressing the possibility of his own … Continue reading
Reverend Billy Kyles recalls the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated and describes exactly how he reacted after he heard the gunshots on April 4, 1968.
Transcribed below is a telegram on espionage precautions sent to Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War I: Recent events have accentuated the possibility of an intensive campaign directed by the Germans comma and carried on through their paid agents comma directed particularly against United States shipping of any description period … Continue reading
Watch historic footage of POW Jeremiah Denton blinking in Morse code during a press conference his Vietnamese captors made him precipitate in. He was able to relay the message that POW’s were being tortured, despite claims of fair treatment being made by the Vietnamese officials. Denton was later released and … Continue reading
POW Jeremiah Denton, known for blinking in morse code while held captive during the Vietnam War, remembers his time as a prisoner and discusses the importance of the documentary that was made about his experience to younger generations.
Anchor Walter Cronkite remembers the monumental task of reporting on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
After spending a significant portion of his life in prison for his anti-apartheid activism, on May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black democratically elected president. This video includes his entire inaugural address where he speaks of hope, liberty and joy. He talks about his desire … Continue reading
President Lyndon B. Johnson tries to motivate peace by responding to ‘the looting and the burning’ occuring during the D.C. riots that took place in 1968 after the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Chris Hedges, a writer covering news on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, describes what he sees in New York during the Occupy Wall Street protest movement: “This is really where the hope of America lies.”
Images, explanations and accounts are offered from witnesses of the Washington, D.C. riots after a major civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., was taken from the community.
