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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     The Ethiopian Exodus, Part 1 At the end of 1984 and in May of 1991 the Israeli government orchestrated 2 massive covert operations to transport virtually ... more Lipset and Friends, Part 2 When Seymour Martin Lipset died on December 31, 2006… America lost one of its great political scientists. His works ... more   Civil Rights, Then and Now, Part One main page Civil Rights, Then and Now, Part One Aired 3/1/2007 America’s Civil Rights Movement was the work of many people, but one name stands out: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His bold and courageous action opened the eyes of the nation to racial injustice. Coupled with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s passionate politicking, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became the law of the land. It added millions of blacks to voter rolls but Dr. King was a controversial man. Did his assassination mark the end of the Civil Rights Movement, or the start of a new era? What is the future of the black vote and will it be decisive in the 2006 and particularly the 2008 elections?   Read the full transcript   Ronald Walters     director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, and author of "Freedom Is Not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates, and American Presidential Politics." Originally Aired: 3/30/2006     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The American Musical, Part 1   aired 5/17/2007 America, Quo Vadis? Part 1   aired 4/12/2007 Ford’s Fundamentals, Part Two   aired 8/24/2006 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.