Morning Video: President Meets With Civil Rights Advocates New & Old

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Obama: I Wouldnt Be Here If Not for Battles Fought By Civil Rights Leaders (NBC News).

There's also coverage of the meeting and the controversy over whether the event was substantive or not from Baltimore Sun, Politico, CBS, TIME, VIBE, Chicago Tribune, The Advocate, 

Or, watch Detroit Teachers, Community Stage "Walk-in" to Bring Attention to Their Schools (AFT).