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Racial confrontations and allegations of unequal justice in Jena, Lousiana have galvanized today's nationally-organized rally. A discussion of the Jena Six and where civil rights activism is headed.
King Downing, national coordinator of the ACLU's Campaign Against Racial Profiling
Andre Banks, new media strategist working with KatrinaAction.org, he blogs at WriteWhatILike.com
William L. Taylor, chair, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights; author "The Passion of My Times: An Advocate's Fifty-Year Journey in the Civil Rights Movement"
Dennis Parker, director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program
The former Federal Reserve Board Chairman shares the story of his life and his views on the economy.
Alan Greenspan, served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1974 to 1977 and was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1987 to 2006.