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tv   March for Racial Justice  CSPAN  October 2, 2017 8:30am-8:54am EDT

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margaret harding mcgill reports on technology for politico. >> c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ..
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>> during washington journal starting at 8:15 a.m. eastern and join us tuesday for the entire washington journal starting at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span. >> a rally called the march for justice was held, and gloria ste steinen and the daughter of harry belafonte. and we had features from the rally and this is just over two hours. >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? now. now.
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>> let's go! >> hey, hey, got to go. hey, hey, oh, oh, they've got to go. hey, hey, oh, oh, they've got to go. hey, hey, oh, oh, the racist policies have got to go. >> hey, hey, these racist policies got to go. >> we are here in front of the department of justice. and no one say about the
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department of justice and how long of a history we've had with the department of justice andwe are black women, and state sponsors. and say their names hfrjts. >> the letters to the department of justice in there. it's in there somewhere. rosa parks was our champion and knew that we had rights and that the department of justice owes us everything. what does the department of justice owe black women? >> everything. >> what does the department of justice owe black women?
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>> everything. share their names. [inaudible] say their names. caldwell. say their names. [inaudible] all of our mothers and daughters and sisters and grandmothers and great grandmas. . [cheers] what does the department of justice owe us? >> everything. >> what does the department of justice owe us? >> everything. >> what do we want?
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and when do we want it? >> now. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> everybody take a look at this building. [inaudible] . >> we hold the department of justice to account across this nation h we hold racist policies, racist policing, that's why we're here. we want everybody to know where this building is. this is where your complaints need to go.
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this is where your letters need to go. this is where your action needs to go. and that's what we're doing. we march for black women. we march-- that's what this is about. [inaudible conversations] [crowd chanting] >> doj, shame on you.
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shame on you. doj shame on you. >> everybody will be behind it, we will kneel down in front of the department of justice. so black women so you can get behind us, is that clear? we have some banners. please, follow me this way. [inaudible conversations]
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[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] everybody fall in line behind the black women. we are going to 11th street and the marshals will stop you, and we will kneel. we will kneel in front of the
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department of justice. okay? let's do it! [inaudible conversations] >> start this way. nobody should pass the black women, everybody be behind them. them. [inaudible conversations]
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♪ ♪ ♪
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[crowd chanting] ♪ >> black women matter!
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black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! ♪ [inaudible conversations]
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hey, hey, oh, oh, donald trump has got to go. >> hey, hey, oh, oh, donald trump has got to go! hey, hey, oh, oh, donald trump has got to go!
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[crowd chanting] . >> we have got to support each other. >> we have nothing to lose, but-- >> it is our duty to fight for freedom. >> it is our duty to win. >> we must love each other and support each other. >> we must love each other and support each other. >> we have nothing to lose -- [cheer
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[cheers]. >> black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! >> and we kneel, the black
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women will lead us in the kneel on three. kneeling. the black women will turn their backs and the rest of us will kneel in solidarity of them. so on three, the black women turn your backs and do it first-- ments they need to back up more. >> black women turn your backs. >> black women turn your backs to the department of justice. facing the back of america--
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everybody who is not a black woman, now kneel in solidarity with your black sisters. >> if you're not a black woman, take a knee. >> take a knee if you're not a black woman. >> all the blacks take a knee. >> take a knee hfrjts take a knee. >> you have to take a knee. >> if you're taking pictures, take a knee. >> [inaudible] [inaudible conversations]
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. [cheers] . [applause]
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. >> black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter!
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black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! black women matter! [cheers and applause]
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[inaudible conversations] [crowd chanting] ♪
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[inaudible conversations] [crowd chanting] . >> justice now! justice now!
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justice now! justice now! justice now! [inaudible conversations] [crowd chanting]

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