The "Brian Lehrer Show" hosted a gathering of hundreds of New Yorkers Sunday to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and to discuss whether education is a civil right.
John A. Stokes, an original plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education case, was there. He told the audience the point of his student-led strike was not for integration; it was for equality.
The Newark schools superintendent, Cami Anderson, said unequal access to quality education means, among other things, the nation is missing out on generations of amazing leaders.
Hear some of the discussion and musical performances from the event: