In Depth: In Depth with Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch talked about his life, his writing, and his interest in telling the story of the civil rights movement through the lens of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The program opened with a clip of a Universal newsreel about the march from Selma. Video pictures were shown of Coretta Scott King at a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on August 23, 2003. A video clip was shown of Representative John Lewis (D-GA) on May 15, 2003 answering a question about his involvement in the civil rights movement. Recordings were heard of telephone conversations then President Johnson had with then Alabama Governor George Wallace and with then Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Two video clips, which were taped by the BookTV Bus when it was in Atlanta, Georgia, were shown of a reader asking the author a question. One reader asked about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s relationship with the federal government. The oth