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Anderson Cooper 360

Samuel L. Jackson on race in America

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Alumni of George Floyd's high school are gathered for a vigil at the football field in Houston where Floyd once played. Meanwhile, protesters continue to march and push for police reforms. As a young man, Samuel L. Jackson fought for equal rights. He was even an usher at the funeral for Dr.  Martin Luther King. He tells Anderson what’s happening in America right now evokes very personal memories of the civil rights struggle. Airdate: June 8, 2020 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Aaron, thanks. Good evening. Tonight, two weeks since the killing of George Floyd protesters

0:05.7

continue to fill the streets peacefully, demanding changes in the way the policing works

0:09.6

in this country and changes that go beyond policing changes to address systematic inequalities

0:14.7

that have existed far too long. These protests are making all of us, as a country, grapple

0:20.0

with the question of whether as the county sheriff in Mr. Floyd's hometown put it this weekend,

0:25.0

quote, we are part of the problem. That sheriff joins us shortly.

0:29.0

So does the mayor, Washington DC, who is also being asked about the same questions about

0:32.7

her police force. Joe Biden has just waded in as well and whether the police, as some

0:36.7

protesters, demand should be defunded, or their forces dismantled. You'll hear from him

0:41.8

on that shortly as well. He met today with George Floyd's family. The president has

0:46.2

called the family, but has yet to meet with them or address the kind of systematic issues

0:49.6

being raised by protesters. The president spent time today meeting with law enforcement

0:54.0

officials. He is clearly hoping to make a campaign issue out of some of the protesters

0:58.8

calls for defunding the police. Meantime, another incident is getting attention. Another

1:04.1

black man killed on camera by police as he uttered the words, I can't breathe. His name

1:09.3

was Javier Ambler. He's killed north of downtown Austin, Texas. It happened last year.

1:14.9

The video is just now coming to light. Actor and civil rights activist Samuel L. Jackson

1:19.6

joins us as well. We begin though with the final public memorial service for George Floyd

1:24.2

in Houston, where he lived for many years. Thousands coming to pay their last respects today.

1:29.8

There's a lot to talk about tonight, even as the demonstrations continue and history

1:33.3

continues to be written two weeks after Mr. Floyd's life was taken. Sin and Sir Sidener

1:38.4

is outside the church in Houston right now. Sir, if you have just talked about what you

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