2/3. Activist-turned-producer
Nile Rodgers acknowledges the 40th anniversary of the signing of the American Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation.
The series continues with a look at some of the milestone events between 1963 and 1965, including Martin Luther King 's I Have a Dream speech, the Newport Folk Festival and the brutal suppression of a non-violent voting-rights march in Selma, Alabama. With input from Wyatt Walker - who served as Martin Luther King 's chief of staff - and Maxine Smith , a desegregation activist.