Affirmative Reaction U.C. Berkeley opens its doors to 270 new law school students this year. Only one of them is African American. The Road To Rushmore Historians discusses the way American Presidents have approached the issue of race through the years. The Supreme Court decided to uphold a plan drawn by Georgia courts to redistrict the state, cutting the number from predominantly African-American districts from three to one. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the impact of a federal court decision on affirmative action programs at the University of Texas.
Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of one of the nation s worst civil disturbances.
Once In 100 Years Marion Anderson left a mark not only on the world of opera but on the civil rights history of America. Her life is remembered on the eve of her 100th birthday. King's widow and son are helping Ray get a hearing because he is dying of liver disease and there are still questions about the 1968 murder. She discusses her memories of the first day she entered her new school in New Orleans, her first year when she was in a class of one, and her efforts today to improve education. Rev. Bernice King decided to follow her father's example and became the only King child to go into the ministry.