1 00:00:53,596 --> 00:00:57,558 I accept this honor for our lost ones, 2 00:00:57,642 --> 00:01:00,144 whose deaths pave our path. 3 00:01:00,811 --> 00:01:04,398 And for the 20 million Negro men and women 4 00:01:04,482 --> 00:01:09,153 motivated by dignity and a disdain for hopelessness. 5 00:01:12,782 --> 00:01:15,243 This isn't right. 6 00:01:15,326 --> 00:01:16,410 Corrie. 7 00:01:16,702 --> 00:01:18,037 This ain't right. 8 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,330 What's that? 9 00:01:20,039 --> 00:01:22,500 This necktie. It's not right. 10 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:26,754 Well, it's not a necktie, dear. It's an ascot. 11 00:01:26,837 --> 00:01:30,883 Yes, but generally the same principles should apply, shouldn't they? 12 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:33,511 It's not right. 13 00:01:33,803 --> 00:01:35,680 It's not right, or you don't like it? 14 00:01:36,847 --> 00:01:38,933 I don't like how this looks. 15 00:01:39,016 --> 00:01:41,560 Looks distinguished and debonair to me. 16 00:01:41,644 --> 00:01:44,063 You know what I mean. 17 00:01:44,188 --> 00:01:47,191 Like we're living high on the hog. 18 00:01:47,275 --> 00:01:51,112 Dressed like this while folks back home are... 19 00:01:52,196 --> 00:01:54,031 It's not right. 20 00:01:55,324 --> 00:01:58,369 Wait till the brothers back home see me like this. 21 00:01:58,452 --> 00:01:59,745 They'll have a good laugh. 22 00:01:59,870 --> 00:02:02,164 Let them laugh. 23 00:02:02,248 --> 00:02:06,294 It's not a crime to be away for a few days, Martin. 24 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:12,049 It's nice being away, huh? 25 00:02:12,717 --> 00:02:14,260 Yeah. It really is. 26 00:02:15,845 --> 00:02:16,846 Look here. 27 00:02:18,764 --> 00:02:22,059 I'm gonna be a pastor somewhere small. 28 00:02:22,727 --> 00:02:24,145 College town. 29 00:02:25,855 --> 00:02:29,942 Lead a little church. Teach a class. 30 00:02:31,527 --> 00:02:34,864 Maybe the occasional speaking engagement. 31 00:02:36,449 --> 00:02:39,410 And I'll pay all the bills for us, 32 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:42,663 especially the mortgage for our very own house. 33 00:02:45,041 --> 00:02:46,667 Perfect. 34 00:02:59,138 --> 00:03:00,723 You look handsome. 35 00:03:02,099 --> 00:03:03,934 Through it all, 36 00:03:04,018 --> 00:03:09,106 Martin Luther King has spoken of his dream. 37 00:03:09,648 --> 00:03:11,400 One which we 38 00:03:11,484 --> 00:03:15,780 and many other people around the world share. 39 00:03:17,198 --> 00:03:22,453 To this undeterred hero for justice, 40 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:26,082 the Nobel Committee of Oslo, Norway, 41 00:03:26,165 --> 00:03:31,587 awards our 1964 Peace Prize. 42 00:03:47,103 --> 00:03:50,815 I accept this honor for our lost ones, 43 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:55,027 whose deaths pave our path. 44 00:03:55,111 --> 00:04:00,282 I accept this honor for the more than 20 million American Negroes 45 00:04:00,366 --> 00:04:03,411 who are motivated by dignity. 46 00:04:03,494 --> 00:04:07,081 Together we believe that what the illusion 47 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:09,500 of supremacy has destroyed, 48 00:04:09,917 --> 00:04:14,088 the truth of equality can nourish. 49 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:16,507 I promise you. It ain't nothing to be scared of. 50 00:04:16,632 --> 00:04:18,717 It's quick. And the pastor is right there next to you. 51 00:04:18,801 --> 00:04:21,262 Yeah, but the biggest thing is getting your hair wet up. 52 00:04:21,345 --> 00:04:22,763 I got my hair pressed that same morning 53 00:04:22,847 --> 00:04:24,932 and it was wasted as soon as I hit the water. 54 00:04:25,015 --> 00:04:26,934 I should have worn a swim cap like Mama said. 55 00:04:27,977 --> 00:04:29,228 See, I asked my mama 56 00:04:29,311 --> 00:04:31,814 could she make my hair like Coretta Scott King had hers 57 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:33,441 at the Washington March. 58 00:04:33,524 --> 00:04:35,151 But she said that was too grown. 59 00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:36,610 Oh, I love her hair. 60 00:04:36,694 --> 00:04:39,363 I heard she don't even put rollers in it. It's just like that. 61 00:04:39,447 --> 00:04:41,740 But I studied it. I know how she do it. 62 00:04:41,824 --> 00:04:43,993 See, she parts in the middle and then... 63 00:06:41,694 --> 00:06:42,695 Annie Lee Cooper! 64 00:06:47,157 --> 00:06:50,661 Get on up now. I ain't got all day. 65 00:07:06,385 --> 00:07:08,637 You work for Mr. Dunn down at the rest home, ain't that right? 66 00:07:10,306 --> 00:07:11,515 Yes. 67 00:07:12,182 --> 00:07:13,851 Wonder what old Dunn'll say when I tell him 68 00:07:13,934 --> 00:07:16,812 one of his gals is down here stirring a fuss. 69 00:07:16,895 --> 00:07:21,233 I ain't stirring no fuss. I'm just here trying to register to vote. 70 00:07:25,529 --> 00:07:26,780 It's all right this time. 71 00:07:26,864 --> 00:07:28,741 It's right when I say it's right. 72 00:07:33,037 --> 00:07:36,582 Recite the Constitution's preamble. Know what a preamble is? 73 00:07:44,715 --> 00:07:48,844 "We the people of the United States, 74 00:07:50,012 --> 00:07:52,640 "in order to form a more perfect union, 75 00:07:54,391 --> 00:07:57,019 "establish justice, 76 00:07:57,728 --> 00:08:00,481 "ensure domestic tranquility, 77 00:08:01,231 --> 00:08:05,361 "provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare..." 78 00:08:05,444 --> 00:08:08,280 How many county judges in Alabama? 79 00:08:12,868 --> 00:08:14,536 Sixty-seven. 80 00:08:18,749 --> 00:08:20,417 Name them. 81 00:08:47,903 --> 00:08:50,698 Aren't we done? Are we not done with this? 82 00:08:50,781 --> 00:08:53,033 - Will this ever end? - I don't know, Mr. President. 83 00:08:53,117 --> 00:08:55,160 A comprehensive plan is already in place. 84 00:08:55,244 --> 00:08:57,871 The act was only passed six months ago. 85 00:08:57,955 --> 00:09:01,917 So hammer home that impatience only hurts the overall cause. 86 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,379 We're... We're getting there. Just... Just keep reiterating the plan. 87 00:09:05,462 --> 00:09:06,755 No, he doesn't want reiteration. 88 00:09:06,839 --> 00:09:10,426 He wants something so he can say, "Look, I told you I had a dream 89 00:09:10,509 --> 00:09:12,886 "and it's all coming goddamn true, whether you like it or not!" 90 00:09:12,970 --> 00:09:14,596 That's what he wants. 91 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:17,015 What he needs to do is get on board with what we're doing 92 00:09:17,099 --> 00:09:19,226 instead of the other way around. For once! 93 00:09:21,103 --> 00:09:23,647 Mr. President, Dr. King. 94 00:09:23,856 --> 00:09:25,441 Mr. President. 95 00:09:25,524 --> 00:09:27,151 Dr. King. 96 00:09:28,444 --> 00:09:30,863 Well, I'll tell you. I'm a tall son-of-a-bitch, 97 00:09:30,946 --> 00:09:34,283 but this close to the new Nobel laureate 98 00:09:34,366 --> 00:09:36,744 and with all those other trinkets you've been collecting lately, 99 00:09:36,827 --> 00:09:38,620 I feel tits-high to a puppy dog. 100 00:09:39,163 --> 00:09:40,706 Well, thank you, Mr. President. 101 00:09:41,707 --> 00:09:42,708 Mr. White. 102 00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:44,084 - Dr. King. - All right. 103 00:09:44,168 --> 00:09:47,588 I'll tell you, ending segregation, 104 00:09:47,671 --> 00:09:51,008 proudest moment of my life when I signed that '64 Act. 105 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:54,720 Proudest moment of my life, I tell you. 106 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:56,638 Now civil rights is a priority 107 00:09:56,722 --> 00:09:58,766 - of this administration as you know. - Thank you. 108 00:09:58,849 --> 00:10:00,058 We're gonna face the challenge, 109 00:10:00,142 --> 00:10:03,479 or this country is storing up a heap of trouble for itself. 110 00:10:03,562 --> 00:10:07,608 Now, seeing as I can't convince you to work with my administration 111 00:10:07,691 --> 00:10:11,153 in an official capacity inside the White House, 112 00:10:11,403 --> 00:10:12,654 I feel damn fortunate 113 00:10:12,738 --> 00:10:14,406 to have someone as statesmanlike as you 114 00:10:14,490 --> 00:10:15,491 leading the movement. 115 00:10:15,574 --> 00:10:17,451 And I want you to go on leading it. No one else. 116 00:10:17,534 --> 00:10:20,579 Not one of these militant Malcolm X types. 117 00:10:22,206 --> 00:10:25,626 So... I wanna help. Tell me how. 118 00:10:27,586 --> 00:10:29,463 Well, Mr. President, 119 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:33,425 I'm here to speak specifically about the denial 120 00:10:33,509 --> 00:10:36,887 of a basic American right for the Negro citizen. 121 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,223 The right to vote. 122 00:10:41,517 --> 00:10:43,519 Well... Technically... 123 00:10:43,602 --> 00:10:47,481 Technically, we already have it. Yes, Mr. President. 124 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:50,692 But, we both know in the South 125 00:10:50,776 --> 00:10:54,488 black voters are kept off the rolls and out of the voting booths 126 00:10:54,571 --> 00:10:59,076 by systematic intimidation and fear, Mr. President. 127 00:11:00,536 --> 00:11:03,372 Now, you asked how you can help. 128 00:11:04,081 --> 00:11:06,583 We want Federal legislation 129 00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:10,504 granting Negroes the right to vote unencumbered. 130 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:14,049 And we want Federal protocol eliminating 131 00:11:14,132 --> 00:11:16,677 the decades-long dismissal 132 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,138 and illegal denial of blacks seeking to vote. 133 00:11:20,222 --> 00:11:24,059 And we want robust enforcement of that protocol. 134 00:11:27,104 --> 00:11:30,023 Well... That's fine. 135 00:11:30,107 --> 00:11:34,903 But... Most of the South is still not desegregating. 136 00:11:34,987 --> 00:11:37,614 Let's not start another battle when we haven't even won the first. 137 00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:42,578 And you know what the next battle should be? 138 00:11:42,661 --> 00:11:45,163 The eradication of poverty. 139 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:47,666 I'm calling it "The War on Poverty." 140 00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:52,671 It's a matter of political priorities. 141 00:11:52,754 --> 00:11:56,800 Poverty is going to be my focus at home and I want you to help me with this. 142 00:11:57,676 --> 00:11:59,845 We can make big changes in these things 143 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:01,555 for people of all colors. 144 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:03,974 And I know that matters to you, doesn't it? 145 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:06,268 This voting thing is just gonna have to wait. 146 00:12:13,025 --> 00:12:14,401 It... 147 00:12:14,484 --> 00:12:17,613 It can't wait, Mr. President. 148 00:12:17,696 --> 00:12:18,697 Well, why not? 149 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:20,908 Because there have been thousands 150 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:23,410 of racially motivated murders in the South, 151 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:25,913 including those four girls. 152 00:12:25,996 --> 00:12:27,080 Well, I know that... 153 00:12:27,164 --> 00:12:29,750 And you know the astounding fact 154 00:12:29,833 --> 00:12:34,713 that not one of these criminals who murder us when and why they want 155 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,423 has ever been convicted. 156 00:12:36,506 --> 00:12:38,216 Yeah, I know we have a lot of work to do down there. 157 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:39,927 Not one conviction 158 00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:43,055 because they are protected by white officials 159 00:12:43,138 --> 00:12:45,641 chosen by an all-white electorate. 160 00:12:45,724 --> 00:12:48,560 And on the rare occasions that they face trial, 161 00:12:48,644 --> 00:12:51,647 they are freed by all-white juries. 162 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:56,777 All-white because you can't serve on a jury 163 00:12:56,860 --> 00:12:59,363 unless you are registered to vote. 164 00:13:02,908 --> 00:13:07,204 Well, Dr. King, you've certainly given me something to think about. 165 00:13:07,287 --> 00:13:10,958 But this administration is going to set this aside for a while. 166 00:13:11,041 --> 00:13:13,418 Just for a while, you understand. 167 00:13:17,172 --> 00:13:20,676 Yes, Mr. President, I... I understand. 168 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,144 Selma itis. 169 00:13:46,952 --> 00:13:48,704 Big speech lined up for these folks tonight, Doc? 170 00:13:50,747 --> 00:13:53,375 We need to see what's what first, Big Fellow. 171 00:13:53,583 --> 00:13:55,836 We're just here to test the waters. 172 00:13:55,919 --> 00:13:59,297 Oh, my Lord. What you got us into, woman? 173 00:13:59,756 --> 00:14:05,679 We've got 128 miles to come to our senses, gentlemen. 174 00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:07,014 Hush. 175 00:14:07,097 --> 00:14:09,808 This here is the place we need to be. 176 00:14:09,891 --> 00:14:12,519 This right here is the next great battle. 177 00:14:13,228 --> 00:14:15,355 I can only imagine. 178 00:14:18,483 --> 00:14:21,695 Decent-looking place to die though. 179 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:47,888 Ms. Nash. 180 00:14:48,263 --> 00:14:49,473 Mr. Bevel. 181 00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:53,852 Doc? This here is it. Selma's the place. 182 00:14:54,978 --> 00:14:58,065 A lot of groundwork has already been laid by the people here. 183 00:14:58,148 --> 00:14:59,149 And they ready. 184 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,629 - Sister Boynton. - Mr. Orange. 185 00:15:27,844 --> 00:15:29,179 Good afternoon. 186 00:15:34,893 --> 00:15:36,853 Dr. King? 187 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,856 May I introduce myself? 188 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,150 Yeah, of course. 189 00:15:44,361 --> 00:15:45,403 Hey! 190 00:15:48,949 --> 00:15:50,367 It's okay. It's okay. I'm okay. 191 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:54,496 This way, Dr. King. 192 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:01,711 That white boy can hit. 193 00:16:01,795 --> 00:16:03,130 This place is perfect. 194 00:16:03,213 --> 00:16:06,675 What's the FBI's current information on Martin Luther King? 195 00:16:07,259 --> 00:16:09,636 I heard he was assaulted in Selma. 196 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:13,640 My information can be summed up in a few words. 197 00:16:13,723 --> 00:16:17,853 King is a political and moral degenerate. 198 00:16:17,936 --> 00:16:21,648 Well, you say that, J. Edgar. I have to take it seriously. 199 00:16:21,731 --> 00:16:24,901 But if he's a degenerate, what I do know is, 200 00:16:24,985 --> 00:16:27,154 he's a non-violent degenerate. 201 00:16:27,237 --> 00:16:30,157 And I want him to go on leading the civil rights movement, 202 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,243 not one of these bloodthirsty militants. 203 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:37,247 What I need to know right now is what's he about to do next? 204 00:16:38,248 --> 00:16:39,541 Mr. President, 205 00:16:40,709 --> 00:16:45,172 you know we can shut men with power down 206 00:16:45,255 --> 00:16:49,176 permanently and unequivocally. 207 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:55,724 I'm very aware of that, Mr. Director. 208 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:04,858 Well, if you prefer a different approach, 209 00:17:06,776 --> 00:17:08,445 we can go with the wife. 210 00:17:11,406 --> 00:17:15,619 We know there's tension in the home already. 211 00:17:17,287 --> 00:17:20,790 We can weaken the dynamic. 212 00:17:23,585 --> 00:17:25,378 Dismantle the family. 213 00:17:55,784 --> 00:17:56,785 Hello. 214 00:17:56,868 --> 00:17:58,828 You ain't got long. 215 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:03,500 When the hearts of those Pickaninnies of yours stop beating... 216 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:09,339 Same thing? 217 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:13,551 When are you all heading out? 218 00:18:15,011 --> 00:18:18,848 We're heading back to Selma at 5:00 a.m. 219 00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:22,102 It turned out to be an ideal staging ground. 220 00:18:23,603 --> 00:18:28,191 There's a full couple of weeks planned. 221 00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:31,152 Quite a bit to be done. 222 00:18:35,365 --> 00:18:36,866 I see. 223 00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:46,543 That highway is nice now. Get you there in a couple of hours. 224 00:18:55,385 --> 00:18:58,138 Good people in those parts though. 225 00:19:05,395 --> 00:19:06,604 Well... 226 00:19:09,274 --> 00:19:11,943 I'm worried about the ones who ain't so good. 227 00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:18,908 This local Sheriff Jim Clark is supposed to be bad business. 228 00:19:20,577 --> 00:19:22,579 Won't go down without a fight, they say. 229 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,584 And since we don't fight... 230 00:19:28,084 --> 00:19:29,586 Well... 231 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:33,256 As good a place to die as any, I guess. 232 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:38,636 I wish you wouldn't talk like that. 233 00:19:43,266 --> 00:19:45,352 It just takes the edge off. 234 00:19:47,645 --> 00:19:49,564 You and your friends can joke about that. 235 00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:51,775 I don't joke about that. 236 00:19:55,570 --> 00:19:58,573 You're right. I'm sorry. 237 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:04,287 I'll put these things away in your bag now. 238 00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:07,415 I didn't realize you were leaving so early. 239 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:55,964 Hello? 240 00:20:56,047 --> 00:20:57,173 Halie? 241 00:20:57,966 --> 00:20:59,592 Martin. 242 00:21:01,553 --> 00:21:04,097 I need to hear the Lord's voice. 243 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:12,021 Surely, Martin. Surely. 244 00:21:21,823 --> 00:21:28,663 Precious Lord 245 00:21:29,706 --> 00:21:34,210 Take my hand 246 00:21:35,670 --> 00:21:42,260 Lead me home 247 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:47,765 Let me stand 248 00:21:48,224 --> 00:21:55,064 I am tired 249 00:21:56,816 --> 00:22:01,446 I am weak 250 00:22:02,614 --> 00:22:09,579 I am worn 251 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:19,339 Through the storm 252 00:22:19,923 --> 00:22:26,930 Through the night 253 00:22:29,807 --> 00:22:36,689 Lord, lead me on 254 00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,526 To the light 255 00:22:42,237 --> 00:22:43,988 - Hey! - Hey! 256 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:45,573 - Sully. - Look at you. 257 00:22:46,741 --> 00:22:49,035 - Morning, Doctor. - Good morning, Doctor. 258 00:22:49,118 --> 00:22:51,704 - Drive all right? - Good and long. 259 00:22:51,788 --> 00:22:54,707 Good news is Richie Jean is in there. 260 00:22:54,791 --> 00:22:57,210 Oh, she's ready for you. 261 00:22:57,835 --> 00:23:00,338 Negro, that's all you had to say. 262 00:23:01,631 --> 00:23:03,299 Uncle Marty! 263 00:23:03,383 --> 00:23:05,635 There she is! There's our girl! 264 00:23:06,427 --> 00:23:08,763 Hey, Richie Jean! 265 00:23:10,473 --> 00:23:12,267 - Looking like her mom. - You go play. 266 00:23:12,350 --> 00:23:14,894 - Hey! - Hey, Ralphy. 267 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:17,605 - How you doing? - Hey! 268 00:23:17,689 --> 00:23:18,731 Good to see you, sweetheart. 269 00:23:18,815 --> 00:23:20,275 Hey, come over here. 270 00:23:22,026 --> 00:23:23,486 Oh, Lord, it's good to see this! 271 00:23:23,570 --> 00:23:25,655 Okay, now, I've got the grits on the stove. 272 00:23:25,738 --> 00:23:27,699 How many we expecting today? 273 00:23:27,782 --> 00:23:30,034 Well, now, Sister Jackson. 274 00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:32,704 You know about our group, the SCLC, right? 275 00:23:32,787 --> 00:23:34,747 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference? 276 00:23:34,831 --> 00:23:37,292 A few of our top SCLC leaders are with us this time 277 00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:40,795 since we're going to be here a little longer than expected. 278 00:23:41,254 --> 00:23:42,880 Now, this here's Reverend C.T. Vivian. 279 00:23:42,964 --> 00:23:44,674 He coordinates all the SCLC branches. 280 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:47,427 Welcome. Nice to meet you. Welcome, welcome. 281 00:23:47,510 --> 00:23:49,345 This is Reverend James Bevel. 282 00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:51,472 - How you doing, ma'am? - I'm well. Thank you. 283 00:23:51,556 --> 00:23:53,099 This here is James Orange. 284 00:23:53,182 --> 00:23:54,601 Oh, this is a big one. 285 00:23:54,684 --> 00:23:56,144 I don't know if I've got enough to feed you. 286 00:23:56,227 --> 00:23:57,729 Well, let's find out. How about that? 287 00:23:57,812 --> 00:23:58,855 Hey! 288 00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,024 Now, you got two of them named James. 289 00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:02,275 Oh, you can call me Jim, Sister. 290 00:24:02,358 --> 00:24:03,484 And Orange is fine with me, ma'am. 291 00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:04,777 Or Big Fellow! 292 00:24:04,861 --> 00:24:06,779 All right. Well, this is fine with me. 293 00:24:06,904 --> 00:24:09,991 Mrs. Jackson. Hosea Williams. 294 00:24:10,074 --> 00:24:11,326 Or Castro! 295 00:24:11,409 --> 00:24:14,120 Oh, yeah, that's a long story. 296 00:24:14,203 --> 00:24:17,206 Those grits, they need some stirring. Mind? 297 00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,791 You put your foot in it now. 298 00:24:19,250 --> 00:24:21,044 Ain't you supposed to be on a diet? 299 00:24:22,337 --> 00:24:23,463 Somebody call Juanita. 300 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,841 - There's a phone! - Hey, get off that phone. 301 00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:27,967 Juanita? 302 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:30,345 Don't do it, Doc. Don't do it... 303 00:24:34,182 --> 00:24:36,142 Turning in, Doc. You okay? 304 00:24:37,018 --> 00:24:39,562 Yes, sir. Good night to you. 305 00:24:44,025 --> 00:24:47,278 I wanted to tell you that the students are in town. 306 00:24:49,906 --> 00:24:51,199 Local students? 307 00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:53,076 Oh, no. 308 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:57,080 The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. 309 00:24:58,206 --> 00:25:01,751 Okay. Our young friends at SNCC. 310 00:25:03,586 --> 00:25:04,671 Good to know. 311 00:25:04,754 --> 00:25:06,923 You the one told them to organize. 312 00:25:08,508 --> 00:25:09,509 Took it to heart. 313 00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:13,513 Don't be surprised if they don't give us grief tomorrow. 314 00:25:13,596 --> 00:25:16,265 Town folk may be happy to see us. But SNCC? 315 00:25:16,599 --> 00:25:19,102 They feel we're in their territory. 316 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,314 They're young and full of spirit. 317 00:25:24,065 --> 00:25:25,400 Not a bad thing. 318 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,153 It'll sort out. 319 00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:33,366 Good night. 320 00:25:35,618 --> 00:25:36,994 Good night. 321 00:25:40,707 --> 00:25:45,044 "Boycotting the buses in Montgomery. 322 00:25:45,128 --> 00:25:47,338 "Segregation in Birmingham." 323 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:50,967 Boycotting the buses in Montgomery. 324 00:25:53,845 --> 00:25:56,639 Segregation in Birmingham. 325 00:25:58,224 --> 00:26:01,978 Now? Voting in Selma. 326 00:26:03,771 --> 00:26:08,109 One struggle ends just to go right to the next and the next. 327 00:26:10,111 --> 00:26:13,114 If you think of it that way, it's a hard road. 328 00:26:14,741 --> 00:26:17,410 But I don't think of it that way. 329 00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:20,246 I think of these efforts as one effort. 330 00:26:20,329 --> 00:26:23,124 And that one effort is for our life. 331 00:26:25,001 --> 00:26:29,589 Our life as a community. Our life as a nation. 332 00:26:30,256 --> 00:26:32,175 For our lives. 333 00:26:37,513 --> 00:26:38,931 We can do this. 334 00:26:41,684 --> 00:26:43,186 We must do this! 335 00:26:45,521 --> 00:26:49,025 We see children 336 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:51,861 become victims of one of the most vicious crimes 337 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:56,449 ever perpetrated against humanity within the walls of their own church! 338 00:26:58,451 --> 00:27:01,412 They are sainted now. 339 00:27:01,496 --> 00:27:04,791 They are the sainted ones in this quest for freedom. 340 00:27:04,874 --> 00:27:07,543 And they speak to us still. 341 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:11,798 They say to us, to all of us, all colors and creeds, 342 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,759 that we must do this. 343 00:27:15,218 --> 00:27:20,181 They say to us that it is unacceptable 344 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:23,643 for more than 50% of Selma to be Negro 345 00:27:23,726 --> 00:27:27,230 and yet less than 2% of Negroes here being able to vote 346 00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:30,316 and determine their own destiny as human beings. 347 00:27:33,402 --> 00:27:37,532 They say to us that the local white leadership 348 00:27:37,615 --> 00:27:40,993 use their power to keep us away from the ballot box 349 00:27:41,077 --> 00:27:42,745 and keep us voiceless. 350 00:27:45,540 --> 00:27:50,211 As long as I am unable to exercise my constitutional right to vote, 351 00:27:50,503 --> 00:27:53,256 I do not have command of my own life. 352 00:27:53,339 --> 00:27:56,843 I cannot determine my own destiny for it is determined for me 353 00:27:56,926 --> 00:28:00,179 by people who would rather see me suffer than succeed. 354 00:28:00,930 --> 00:28:04,308 Those that have gone before us say, "No more!" 355 00:28:04,392 --> 00:28:05,643 No more! No more! 356 00:28:05,726 --> 00:28:07,270 No more! 357 00:28:07,353 --> 00:28:11,148 That means protest, that means march, 358 00:28:11,232 --> 00:28:15,486 that means disturb the peace, that means jail, 359 00:28:15,570 --> 00:28:17,947 that means risk! And that is hard! 360 00:28:20,449 --> 00:28:23,077 We will not wait any longer. 361 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,162 Give us the vote! 362 00:28:25,246 --> 00:28:26,789 That's right! No more! 363 00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:29,375 We're not asking. We're demanding. 364 00:28:29,458 --> 00:28:30,626 Give us the vote! 365 00:28:30,710 --> 00:28:31,836 Give us the vote! 366 00:28:41,762 --> 00:28:45,474 Dr. King. Roy Reed of The New York Times. 367 00:28:45,558 --> 00:28:47,560 Yes. Hello to you. How are you? 368 00:28:47,643 --> 00:28:49,979 I'm well, sir. Thank you for asking. 369 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:54,901 Dr. King, are you truly non-violent if you are provoking violence, sir? 370 00:28:54,984 --> 00:28:57,987 We are here, using our very bodies in protest 371 00:28:58,070 --> 00:28:59,906 - to say to those who deny us... - Dr. King. Dr. King. 372 00:28:59,989 --> 00:29:00,990 Pleasure, sir. 373 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:03,826 ...that we will no longer let them use their billy clubs 374 00:29:03,910 --> 00:29:06,746 in dark corners and halls of power. 375 00:29:06,829 --> 00:29:09,582 We make them do it in the glaring light of day, Mr. Reed. 376 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:11,626 Is SNCC standing with us on this or not, gentlemen? 377 00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:12,835 You want us to bring our people in, 378 00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:14,086 but you're not giving anything in return. 379 00:29:14,170 --> 00:29:16,589 Now we are asking for some kind of commitment here. 380 00:29:16,672 --> 00:29:18,633 Respectfully speaking, of course, 381 00:29:18,716 --> 00:29:20,676 we've been handling the voter registration 382 00:29:20,801 --> 00:29:22,553 in this town now for two years. 383 00:29:22,637 --> 00:29:25,014 Well, you haven't gotten very far, have you? 384 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:28,809 Well, maybe not, Reverend. But we're still here. 385 00:29:28,893 --> 00:29:29,894 Meaning what? 386 00:29:29,977 --> 00:29:31,479 This time next month, you won't be! 387 00:29:31,562 --> 00:29:33,731 - That's insanity! - Just like you left Albany. 388 00:29:33,814 --> 00:29:35,232 Those people are pathetic down there now. 389 00:29:35,316 --> 00:29:36,484 Like they daddy left home! 390 00:29:36,567 --> 00:29:38,694 What we're trying to explain is that in Albany you all... 391 00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:41,614 You know what I think? Maybe we should just leave Selma... 392 00:29:41,697 --> 00:29:43,741 Now! Leave it to these two. 393 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:46,077 Come back in another two years and see how much further you got! 394 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,954 - Sounds just fine to me. - That's enough. 395 00:29:50,081 --> 00:29:51,082 Enough of this now. 396 00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:56,754 I haven't the time for this. None of us got the time for this. 397 00:29:59,382 --> 00:30:00,925 John. 398 00:30:01,634 --> 00:30:02,969 James. 399 00:30:04,095 --> 00:30:07,723 The way our organization works is straightforward. 400 00:30:07,807 --> 00:30:12,019 We negotiate. We demonstrate. We resist. 401 00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:17,650 And on our best days, our adversary helps the matter by making a mistake. 402 00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:22,196 Now, we were in Albany for nine months and we made a lot of mistakes. 403 00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:25,366 But their sheriff, Laurie Pritchett, 404 00:30:25,741 --> 00:30:27,618 he never made a mistake. 405 00:30:27,702 --> 00:30:31,080 Kept his cool, kept arresting us in a humane way, 406 00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:34,583 carried people to the jail-wagons on stretchers. 407 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:36,752 Day in, day out. 408 00:30:37,211 --> 00:30:38,170 There was no drama. 409 00:30:38,254 --> 00:30:39,755 You mean there was no cameras. 410 00:30:43,050 --> 00:30:44,051 Exactly. 411 00:30:45,469 --> 00:30:48,347 Now I know, we all understand, that you young people 412 00:30:48,431 --> 00:30:51,225 believe in working in the community long-term. 413 00:30:51,308 --> 00:30:55,146 Doing the good work to raise black consciousness. 414 00:30:56,897 --> 00:30:58,941 It's good grassroots work. 415 00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:03,237 I can't tell you how much we admire that. 416 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,365 But what we do 417 00:31:06,449 --> 00:31:08,367 is negotiate, 418 00:31:08,451 --> 00:31:09,994 demonstrate, 419 00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:11,162 resist. 420 00:31:11,287 --> 00:31:13,330 And a big part of that 421 00:31:13,414 --> 00:31:16,500 is raising white consciousness. 422 00:31:16,584 --> 00:31:17,918 And in particular the consciousness 423 00:31:18,002 --> 00:31:19,754 of whichever white man happens to be sitting 424 00:31:19,837 --> 00:31:20,838 in the Oval Office. 425 00:31:21,547 --> 00:31:26,052 Right now, Johnson has other fish to fry and he'll ignore us if he can. 426 00:31:27,178 --> 00:31:29,805 The only way to stop him doing that 427 00:31:29,889 --> 00:31:32,600 is by being on the front page of the national press every morning 428 00:31:33,267 --> 00:31:37,021 and by being on the TV news every night. 429 00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,148 And that requires 430 00:31:39,982 --> 00:31:41,150 drama. 431 00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:43,819 Now... 432 00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:47,573 John. 433 00:31:49,742 --> 00:31:51,118 James. 434 00:31:51,202 --> 00:31:52,912 Answer me one question. 435 00:31:54,205 --> 00:31:58,918 I've been told the sheriff in this town isn't like Laurie Pritchett in Albany. 436 00:31:59,001 --> 00:32:03,297 He's a big ignorant bully like Bull Connor in Birmingham. 437 00:32:04,507 --> 00:32:07,426 Well, you tell me. You know Selma. 438 00:32:07,510 --> 00:32:09,970 You know Sheriff Jim Clark. 439 00:32:10,888 --> 00:32:15,559 Is he Laurie Pritchett? Or is he Bull Connor? 440 00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:26,278 He's Bull Connor. 441 00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:28,864 - Bingo! - Good. 442 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:32,535 That's good. 443 00:32:35,663 --> 00:32:36,747 But it gets better. 444 00:32:37,373 --> 00:32:41,293 See, Clark doesn't control the streets like Connor did in Birmingham. 445 00:32:41,377 --> 00:32:42,586 Clark's the County Sheriff, 446 00:32:42,670 --> 00:32:45,798 and all he controls in Selma is the County Courthouse. 447 00:32:45,881 --> 00:32:47,299 So relatively speaking, 448 00:32:47,383 --> 00:32:52,179 we have clear avenues of approach to a defined battle zone. 449 00:33:46,942 --> 00:33:50,196 In the courthouse Sits the heart of the matter, 450 00:33:50,279 --> 00:33:52,615 the voter registration office. 451 00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,533 Now this is an exceptional circumstance. 452 00:33:54,617 --> 00:33:58,662 Seg, in Albany, there were no clearly defined battle zones. 453 00:33:58,746 --> 00:34:03,042 The issue was segregation, and segregation was everywhere. 454 00:34:03,125 --> 00:34:08,130 In Selma, we can concentrate our actions on one building. 455 00:34:08,589 --> 00:34:10,966 A citadel, defended by fanatics. 456 00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:13,469 The Selma Courthouse. 457 00:34:14,637 --> 00:34:16,388 A perfect stage. 458 00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:34,323 Y'all deliberately causing an obstruction! 459 00:34:35,658 --> 00:34:37,868 You don't disperse, you're gonna be arrested. 460 00:34:37,952 --> 00:34:39,078 I promise you! 461 00:34:39,161 --> 00:34:40,829 Sheriff Clark, 462 00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:43,749 we're trying to gain access to the registration office. 463 00:34:43,832 --> 00:34:45,417 Which is our legal right. 464 00:34:45,501 --> 00:34:48,087 There's too many of you. And you know damn well there is! 465 00:34:48,170 --> 00:34:50,339 Now, y'all just gonna have to wait at the rear! 466 00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:51,966 No, Sheriff Clark. 467 00:34:52,049 --> 00:34:55,511 We're going in the front and we're gonna wait right here. 468 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:58,931 Segregation is now illegal in this country, sir. 469 00:35:01,475 --> 00:35:02,559 Get out, nigger. 470 00:35:02,643 --> 00:35:03,686 - Come on. - I'm trying. 471 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:04,853 Kneel down, Daddy. 472 00:35:05,854 --> 00:35:07,106 Come on. 473 00:35:07,481 --> 00:35:09,316 Keep this sidewalk clear. Clear a path! 474 00:35:09,692 --> 00:35:12,152 Get out of the way! Get out of the way! 475 00:35:12,236 --> 00:35:13,654 Get the hell out of the way! 476 00:35:13,737 --> 00:35:15,531 Keep the sidewalk clear! 477 00:35:15,864 --> 00:35:17,074 I said keep it clear! 478 00:35:17,157 --> 00:35:18,659 Okay. We about to sit him down. He can't sit. 479 00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:19,827 Then he needs to learn. 480 00:35:19,910 --> 00:35:21,620 - He gonna sit. - Sit down, God damn it! 481 00:35:21,704 --> 00:35:23,497 Hey, hey! Pa? Pa? 482 00:35:23,872 --> 00:35:25,291 Daddy. 483 00:35:26,917 --> 00:35:28,585 I just told you he can't sit. 484 00:35:28,669 --> 00:35:30,045 What do we got here? 485 00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:32,131 What's going on here, boy? 486 00:35:32,214 --> 00:35:33,465 What we got here? What we got here? 487 00:35:33,549 --> 00:35:35,384 - Jimmie! Sit down! - No, Mama, I'm sick of this. 488 00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:36,593 - Jimmie! - Don't do it. 489 00:35:36,677 --> 00:35:37,636 Do you have a problem, boy? 490 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,346 I'm sick of this! I just told you... 491 00:35:39,430 --> 00:35:41,849 What'd you think, boy? What'd you think? 492 00:35:41,932 --> 00:35:43,559 What the fuck are you thinking? 493 00:35:54,236 --> 00:35:55,529 Get that nigger woman! 494 00:35:55,612 --> 00:35:56,780 Kill that nigger bitch! 495 00:35:57,489 --> 00:35:58,699 Get your hands off of me! 496 00:36:14,548 --> 00:36:17,968 We will not tolerate a bunch of nigra agitators 497 00:36:18,052 --> 00:36:21,722 attempting to orchestrate a disturbance in this state. 498 00:36:21,805 --> 00:36:23,599 Not as long as I'm governor. 499 00:36:28,228 --> 00:36:30,356 Now, I stand here today 500 00:36:30,439 --> 00:36:32,358 in the cradle of the Confederacy 501 00:36:32,441 --> 00:36:35,027 to remind its people of our Founding Fathers' 502 00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:37,029 goals of duty. 503 00:36:37,112 --> 00:36:40,366 Goals long since forgotten by progressives and liberals 504 00:36:40,449 --> 00:36:43,952 in favor of what they call a changing world. 505 00:36:44,036 --> 00:36:47,873 They seek to make us one mongrel unit. 506 00:36:47,956 --> 00:36:52,044 Instead of allowing each race to flourish from its separate racial station 507 00:36:52,127 --> 00:36:54,546 as has been the standard for generations now. 508 00:36:54,630 --> 00:36:55,714 Good morning, Mr. President. 509 00:36:55,798 --> 00:36:57,841 Their changing world 510 00:36:57,925 --> 00:36:59,885 is sickening the balance of the Southland. 511 00:37:01,929 --> 00:37:03,138 Now... 512 00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:06,683 I pledged to stand up for Alabama when I campaigned 513 00:37:06,767 --> 00:37:08,727 and the people elected me on that pledge, 514 00:37:08,811 --> 00:37:11,480 and that is exactly what I intend to do. 515 00:37:37,172 --> 00:37:39,341 Johnson'll flinch. 516 00:37:39,967 --> 00:37:41,927 I'm tired, Ralphy. 517 00:37:43,929 --> 00:37:45,722 Tiring of this. 518 00:37:46,432 --> 00:37:48,267 Eyes on the prize, Martin. 519 00:37:48,350 --> 00:37:52,187 Yeah, but what is the prize, friend? 520 00:37:52,354 --> 00:37:56,775 We fight to have a seat at whatever table we want. 521 00:37:56,859 --> 00:37:59,945 How does it help a black man to be able to eat at a lunch counter 522 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:02,531 if he doesn't earn enough to buy the burger? 523 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:06,034 Or worse yet, can't even... 524 00:38:08,662 --> 00:38:10,038 Can't even read the menu 525 00:38:10,122 --> 00:38:13,542 'cause there was no Negro school where he's from. 526 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:15,669 What is that? 527 00:38:15,752 --> 00:38:16,837 That equality? 528 00:38:19,173 --> 00:38:20,215 Amen. 529 00:38:20,299 --> 00:38:22,301 And what about in our minds? 530 00:38:23,051 --> 00:38:26,722 Equality in the black psyche. Look at these men. 531 00:38:28,056 --> 00:38:31,310 Beaten and broken down for generations. 532 00:38:31,393 --> 00:38:33,729 Deciding to demand more? 533 00:38:35,689 --> 00:38:38,484 What happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough? 534 00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:40,360 Look at Medgar. 535 00:38:40,444 --> 00:38:43,489 Murdered the man in his own driveway. 536 00:38:43,572 --> 00:38:45,657 Kids and wife right there inside the house. 537 00:38:45,741 --> 00:38:48,577 George and Herbert Lee, Lamar Smith. 538 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:51,747 A man stands up, only to be struck down. 539 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:57,085 And what happens to the people he led? 540 00:39:02,090 --> 00:39:04,176 What are we doing, Ralphy? 541 00:39:06,053 --> 00:39:08,430 We take it piece by piece. 542 00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:10,599 Like we been doing. 543 00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,602 We build the path as we can. 544 00:39:14,269 --> 00:39:16,188 Rock by rock. 545 00:39:23,278 --> 00:39:25,447 This cell is probably bugged. 546 00:39:28,116 --> 00:39:29,660 It probably is. 547 00:39:33,455 --> 00:39:34,957 Oh, Lord. 548 00:39:40,837 --> 00:39:45,717 They're gonna ruin me so they can ruin this movement. 549 00:39:47,261 --> 00:39:48,512 They are. 550 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,645 "Look at the birds of the air, 551 00:39:58,981 --> 00:40:02,901 "that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, 552 00:40:04,152 --> 00:40:07,656 "and yet your Heavenly Father doth feed them. 553 00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:11,577 "Are you not worth much more than they? 554 00:40:13,203 --> 00:40:16,081 "And who of you by being worried 555 00:40:16,164 --> 00:40:18,667 "can add a single hour to his life?" 556 00:40:19,126 --> 00:40:21,086 Matthew 6, verse 27. 557 00:40:21,169 --> 00:40:22,504 All right. 558 00:40:23,505 --> 00:40:24,798 Yes, sir. 559 00:40:31,638 --> 00:40:32,848 What? Where did you hear that? 560 00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:35,183 I overheard them talking about him coming in this evening. 561 00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:36,310 Overheard us? 562 00:40:36,393 --> 00:40:38,478 I'm learning about this just like you. We didn't do this. 563 00:40:38,562 --> 00:40:39,980 That Negro can't be talking about that 564 00:40:40,063 --> 00:40:42,441 "by any means necessary" madness with these people. 565 00:40:42,524 --> 00:40:43,942 They about to bust as it is. 566 00:40:44,026 --> 00:40:45,110 He's on his way here, right? 567 00:40:45,193 --> 00:40:46,862 So we gotta figure this out. Right and fast. 568 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,780 He ain't on his way. He here. 569 00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:52,618 Holy shit. 570 00:41:03,503 --> 00:41:04,713 Are you all right? 571 00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:09,384 I wish I had more time to prepare is all. 572 00:41:10,385 --> 00:41:13,722 I want to do this kind of thing whenever possible. 573 00:41:13,889 --> 00:41:16,975 But I don't get to do it enough to feel entirely comfortable. 574 00:41:19,311 --> 00:41:20,729 I prefer to be prepared. 575 00:41:21,229 --> 00:41:24,024 Yes, I understand that. 576 00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:27,152 I admire you. I do. 577 00:41:28,236 --> 00:41:31,448 Sometimes I wish I were more out there in the trenches. 578 00:41:31,531 --> 00:41:33,742 You do more than you know, Mrs. King. 579 00:41:36,536 --> 00:41:39,164 I'll tell you what I know to be true. 580 00:41:39,247 --> 00:41:42,042 It helps me in times when I'm feeling unsure. 581 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:43,835 If you'd like. 582 00:41:43,919 --> 00:41:46,171 Please do, Mrs. Boynton. 583 00:41:48,173 --> 00:41:51,718 I know that we are descendants of a mighty people, 584 00:41:51,802 --> 00:41:54,304 who gave civilization to the world. 585 00:41:55,263 --> 00:41:58,350 People who survived the hulls of slave ships 586 00:41:58,433 --> 00:42:00,310 across vast oceans. 587 00:42:00,394 --> 00:42:04,731 People who innovate and create and love 588 00:42:04,815 --> 00:42:09,069 despite pressures and tortures unimaginable. 589 00:42:10,070 --> 00:42:11,988 They are in our bloodstream. 590 00:42:12,072 --> 00:42:14,700 Pumping our hearts every second. 591 00:42:16,118 --> 00:42:17,953 They've prepared you. 592 00:42:19,121 --> 00:42:22,082 You are already prepared. 593 00:42:22,165 --> 00:42:24,626 Mrs. King, I mean no disrespect. 594 00:42:25,961 --> 00:42:28,255 I come with great respect for your husband. 595 00:42:30,090 --> 00:42:33,385 I have no army behind me anymore. 596 00:42:33,468 --> 00:42:37,055 I have myself and the truth. 597 00:42:37,139 --> 00:42:39,516 That is all I stand on today. 598 00:42:39,599 --> 00:42:42,894 You've said disrespectful things in the past, Minister. 599 00:42:42,978 --> 00:42:45,605 So you'll understand why there is some alarm here tonight. 600 00:42:45,689 --> 00:42:48,817 I do. I understand that. 601 00:42:48,942 --> 00:42:52,070 Your husband and I, we do not see exactly eye-to-eye 602 00:42:52,154 --> 00:42:54,364 on how to achieve progress for the black man. 603 00:42:54,448 --> 00:42:58,201 And yes, I have been piercing in my critiques of non-violence. 604 00:42:58,285 --> 00:43:00,287 But because we don't agree, Mrs. King, 605 00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:02,497 does not mean that I'm the enemy. 606 00:43:02,581 --> 00:43:05,751 What do you intend to say to these people then, sir? 607 00:43:05,834 --> 00:43:07,252 A lot of work has been done here, 608 00:43:07,335 --> 00:43:09,337 and I don't intend to see it undone tonight. 609 00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:14,926 Let's just say, my eyes see in a new way. 610 00:43:16,011 --> 00:43:19,014 But your local sheriff here? He doesn't know that. 611 00:43:19,473 --> 00:43:21,808 So allow me to be the alternative to your husband. 612 00:43:22,934 --> 00:43:24,770 The alternative that scares them so much 613 00:43:24,853 --> 00:43:26,688 they turn to Dr. King in refuge. 614 00:43:26,772 --> 00:43:29,149 Let my being here, Mrs. King, represent the factions 615 00:43:29,232 --> 00:43:31,902 that will come if they don't give the good reverend 616 00:43:31,985 --> 00:43:33,695 what he's asking for and soon. 617 00:43:33,820 --> 00:43:37,115 Do you know what he has said about us in the past, Coretta? 618 00:43:37,199 --> 00:43:39,785 He called us "ignorant Negro preachers." 619 00:43:39,868 --> 00:43:41,995 Called me a modern day Uncle Tom. 620 00:43:42,078 --> 00:43:45,123 Said on national television that the white man pays me 621 00:43:45,207 --> 00:43:48,293 to keep Negroes defenseless. 622 00:43:48,376 --> 00:43:51,296 The white man pays me! 623 00:43:53,298 --> 00:43:55,425 How could you allow it? 624 00:43:55,509 --> 00:43:59,137 It wasn't like that this time, Martin. I'm telling you... 625 00:43:59,221 --> 00:44:01,640 He spoke with some of the words he's used before, 626 00:44:01,723 --> 00:44:03,558 but it wasn't aimed at you. 627 00:44:04,142 --> 00:44:05,560 It was... 628 00:44:06,186 --> 00:44:07,562 It had more to do with helping us. 629 00:44:09,981 --> 00:44:12,651 Not that you need his help. I'm just telling you how it was. 630 00:44:12,734 --> 00:44:15,487 This movement, our movement, 631 00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:17,781 has been the one that has moved the needle. 632 00:44:17,864 --> 00:44:21,493 Our movement changes laws and day-to-day life for our people. 633 00:44:21,576 --> 00:44:23,662 But what has he changed? 634 00:44:23,745 --> 00:44:26,081 Actually changed? 635 00:44:28,583 --> 00:44:31,294 You don't sound like yourself. You sound tired. 636 00:44:31,419 --> 00:44:33,296 And you sound enamored. 637 00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:42,347 I didn't mean that. 638 00:44:43,265 --> 00:44:44,683 Corrie. 639 00:44:47,060 --> 00:44:48,603 Coretta. 640 00:44:49,771 --> 00:44:51,356 I didn't mean that. 641 00:45:06,079 --> 00:45:07,747 I'm tired. 642 00:45:09,124 --> 00:45:10,750 You're right. 643 00:45:18,258 --> 00:45:20,051 Rest then. 644 00:45:21,303 --> 00:45:22,470 Rest tonight, Martin. 645 00:45:24,973 --> 00:45:28,101 This is not what I want to hear. 646 00:45:28,768 --> 00:45:32,063 How in Christ's sake does Malcolm X slip into my state, 647 00:45:32,147 --> 00:45:34,900 meet with the wife of the other one, 648 00:45:34,983 --> 00:45:36,943 and give an actual speech to these nigras 649 00:45:37,027 --> 00:45:38,403 who are already riled up enough? 650 00:45:38,486 --> 00:45:39,738 I mean, how does that happen, Colonel Lingo? 651 00:45:39,821 --> 00:45:41,406 Governor... 652 00:45:41,489 --> 00:45:44,659 Is every spook militant in existence gonna pay us a visit? 653 00:45:47,787 --> 00:45:49,956 Do you know what this means? 654 00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,626 Johnson is going to get jumpy. 655 00:45:53,126 --> 00:45:56,796 King and X together is sending him through the cotton-pickin' stratosphere. 656 00:45:56,880 --> 00:45:59,591 And pictures of nigras getting beat in the street 657 00:45:59,674 --> 00:46:00,884 - doesn't help the matter. - Governor... 658 00:46:00,967 --> 00:46:04,095 Now I can't make a move against that backwoods, 659 00:46:04,179 --> 00:46:05,597 white trash Sheriff Clark 660 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:07,265 'cause that'll be seen as I'm helping King. 661 00:46:07,349 --> 00:46:11,353 But somebody got to get Jim Clark under control. 662 00:46:12,270 --> 00:46:13,521 Election year is coming up 663 00:46:13,605 --> 00:46:16,858 and this black voting business won't abide. 664 00:46:17,025 --> 00:46:18,777 I mean, what's not clear about that? 665 00:46:18,860 --> 00:46:21,029 Look, George, I'm telling you, 666 00:46:21,112 --> 00:46:25,784 if the Lord Jesus and Elvis Presley come visiting and they said, 667 00:46:25,867 --> 00:46:29,955 "Jim, now, we need you to treat them niggers nice." 668 00:46:30,038 --> 00:46:32,707 Jim Clark would beat the shit out of the pair of them, 669 00:46:32,791 --> 00:46:33,875 then throw them in jail. 670 00:46:35,210 --> 00:46:36,544 Jesus H. Christ. 671 00:46:36,628 --> 00:46:39,464 Jim's a good old boy, he's a friend of mine. 672 00:46:39,547 --> 00:46:41,049 Jim Clark just ain't that scary. 673 00:46:42,676 --> 00:46:45,095 Now he's playing into their hands. 674 00:46:45,804 --> 00:46:47,305 Now... 675 00:46:47,389 --> 00:46:49,891 If you want fear, 676 00:46:50,850 --> 00:46:53,478 you need dominance in Selma. 677 00:46:54,729 --> 00:47:00,110 Hoover picked up some intel about a night march. 678 00:47:00,193 --> 00:47:01,361 Wasn't announced. 679 00:47:01,444 --> 00:47:05,615 It's some locals outside of King's group. Unofficial, they called it. 680 00:47:05,699 --> 00:47:10,120 Supposed to happen tomorrow night once King leaves jail. 681 00:47:10,203 --> 00:47:12,831 Going to some bleeding heart fundraiser in California. 682 00:47:18,169 --> 00:47:19,671 So... 683 00:47:20,588 --> 00:47:22,507 King's out of town. 684 00:47:23,383 --> 00:47:24,634 Fewer cameras. 685 00:47:26,469 --> 00:47:27,554 And at night. 686 00:47:27,929 --> 00:47:30,348 Find a reason to send us in there. 687 00:47:30,432 --> 00:47:33,977 Let's scare some real sense into them black bastards. 688 00:47:34,060 --> 00:47:35,562 Y'all move back. 689 00:47:35,645 --> 00:47:37,272 Move back now. Get back. 690 00:47:38,106 --> 00:47:39,607 Go back to your homes now. 691 00:47:55,123 --> 00:47:56,291 Stop! Leave him be! 692 00:47:56,374 --> 00:47:57,417 Mama, come on! 693 00:47:58,126 --> 00:47:59,753 Mama, come on! 694 00:48:00,795 --> 00:48:02,589 We gotta keep moving. Come on. 695 00:48:05,884 --> 00:48:07,052 This way, this way. 696 00:48:07,135 --> 00:48:08,261 Leave him alone. 697 00:48:24,903 --> 00:48:26,112 It's all right. 698 00:48:30,158 --> 00:48:32,077 It's gonna be all right. Okay? 699 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:33,161 Act like you're... 700 00:48:33,244 --> 00:48:34,412 Act like you're reading your menu. Okay? 701 00:48:35,705 --> 00:48:36,790 It's okay. 702 00:48:37,957 --> 00:48:39,000 Pops... 703 00:48:40,168 --> 00:48:43,254 It's all right, Mama. It's gonna be cool. 704 00:48:43,338 --> 00:48:44,881 It's okay, it's okay. 705 00:48:50,637 --> 00:48:51,638 Hey! Hey... 706 00:48:56,434 --> 00:48:59,104 No, get off of him! Just get off of him! 707 00:48:59,187 --> 00:49:01,648 Get off of him! No! 708 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:04,109 No! Get off of him! 709 00:49:07,862 --> 00:49:09,280 Stop it! No, no, no! 710 00:49:11,491 --> 00:49:12,742 Stop it! 711 00:49:39,227 --> 00:49:40,270 Help me. 712 00:49:53,116 --> 00:49:54,367 Help me. 713 00:49:55,535 --> 00:49:56,744 Jimmie. 714 00:49:58,204 --> 00:50:00,957 Jimmie. Jimmie. Jimmie. 715 00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:02,083 Help me. 716 00:50:21,436 --> 00:50:22,812 Sir? 717 00:50:29,444 --> 00:50:30,653 Dr. King. 718 00:50:48,004 --> 00:50:52,050 There are no words to soothe you, Mr. Lee. 719 00:50:54,219 --> 00:50:56,471 There are no words. 720 00:50:59,474 --> 00:51:02,769 But I can tell you one thing for certain. 721 00:51:05,688 --> 00:51:07,315 God was the first to cry. 722 00:51:07,398 --> 00:51:08,816 Yes. 723 00:51:09,984 --> 00:51:12,028 He was the first to cry for your boy. 724 00:51:12,111 --> 00:51:13,863 Yes. I believe that. 725 00:51:17,742 --> 00:51:19,494 Is your daughter... 726 00:51:20,745 --> 00:51:23,665 Is Jimmie Lee's mother here, Mr. Lee? 727 00:51:25,250 --> 00:51:28,711 No, she... She couldn't make it. 728 00:51:35,343 --> 00:51:38,012 May I ask your age, sir? 729 00:51:39,180 --> 00:51:41,599 Well, I... I got 82 years. 730 00:51:42,350 --> 00:51:43,851 1883. 731 00:51:43,935 --> 00:51:45,103 Right. 732 00:51:45,186 --> 00:51:47,272 Yeah. Jimmie... 733 00:51:50,900 --> 00:51:52,902 He born in '38. 734 00:51:54,362 --> 00:51:56,072 He a Army man. 735 00:51:56,155 --> 00:51:58,741 I mean, he was... Was an Army man. 736 00:51:58,825 --> 00:52:01,119 In the Army a spell. 737 00:52:02,745 --> 00:52:07,458 He say, "Pa, you gonna vote before you done." 738 00:52:07,542 --> 00:52:09,419 That's what he said. 739 00:52:11,421 --> 00:52:13,214 He tell me. 740 00:52:15,550 --> 00:52:17,593 - He was a good boy. - Yes. 741 00:52:17,677 --> 00:52:18,761 Always good. 742 00:52:19,762 --> 00:52:21,514 Always good. 743 00:52:28,896 --> 00:52:30,565 Jimmie gone. 744 00:52:35,778 --> 00:52:37,989 I'm so sorry. 745 00:52:43,661 --> 00:52:44,746 Yeah. 746 00:53:00,720 --> 00:53:06,059 Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? 747 00:53:10,313 --> 00:53:14,108 Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? 748 00:53:16,527 --> 00:53:18,988 We know a state trooper 749 00:53:19,072 --> 00:53:21,282 acting under the orders of George Wallace 750 00:53:21,366 --> 00:53:23,743 pointed the gun and pulled the trigger. 751 00:53:25,286 --> 00:53:29,123 But how many other fingers were on that trigger? 752 00:53:32,377 --> 00:53:34,587 Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? 753 00:53:36,964 --> 00:53:41,636 Every white lawman who abuses the law to terrorize. 754 00:53:44,764 --> 00:53:47,642 Every white politician 755 00:53:47,725 --> 00:53:50,812 who feeds on prejudice and hatred. 756 00:53:53,064 --> 00:53:56,734 Every white preacher who preaches the Bible 757 00:53:56,818 --> 00:53:59,612 and stays silent before his white congregation. 758 00:54:03,825 --> 00:54:06,661 Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson? 759 00:54:07,870 --> 00:54:13,751 Every Negro man and woman who stands by without joining this fight 760 00:54:13,835 --> 00:54:16,754 as their brothers and sisters are humiliated, 761 00:54:16,838 --> 00:54:19,715 brutalized, and ripped from this earth! 762 00:54:27,056 --> 00:54:28,933 When I heard 763 00:54:29,016 --> 00:54:32,353 President Kennedy had been shot and killed... 764 00:54:33,855 --> 00:54:36,399 And when I heard just yesterday 765 00:54:36,482 --> 00:54:38,276 that Malcolm X, 766 00:54:38,359 --> 00:54:41,612 who stood in this very church just three weeks ago, 767 00:54:41,696 --> 00:54:43,698 had been shot and killed, 768 00:54:45,491 --> 00:54:47,785 I turned to my wife Coretta 769 00:54:47,869 --> 00:54:52,540 and said the same thing I often say when one of our leaders is struck down, 770 00:54:54,459 --> 00:54:57,462 "Our lives are not fully lived 771 00:54:57,545 --> 00:55:00,631 "if we're not willing to die for those we love 772 00:55:01,215 --> 00:55:02,717 "and for what we believe." 773 00:55:06,888 --> 00:55:09,307 But today, Jimmie, 774 00:55:09,390 --> 00:55:13,060 we're doing the living and you've done the dying, dear brother. 775 00:55:14,145 --> 00:55:18,316 We will not let your sacrifice pass in vain, dear brother. 776 00:55:18,399 --> 00:55:20,359 We will not let it go! 777 00:55:20,443 --> 00:55:22,653 We will finish what you were after! 778 00:55:22,737 --> 00:55:25,156 We will get what you were denied! 779 00:55:25,239 --> 00:55:28,743 We will vote and we will put these men out of office! 780 00:55:28,826 --> 00:55:30,828 We will take their power! 781 00:55:30,912 --> 00:55:33,247 We will win what you were slaughtered for! 782 00:55:33,456 --> 00:55:35,416 Yeah! 783 00:55:38,169 --> 00:55:40,421 We're going back to Washington. 784 00:55:41,088 --> 00:55:43,132 We're going to demand to see the President. 785 00:55:43,216 --> 00:55:45,301 And I'm gonna tell him 786 00:55:45,468 --> 00:55:48,679 that Jimmie was murdered by an administration 787 00:55:48,763 --> 00:55:51,682 that spends millions of dollars every day 788 00:55:51,766 --> 00:55:55,102 to sacrifice life in the name of liberty in Vietnam, 789 00:55:55,186 --> 00:55:58,147 yet lacks the moral will and the moral courage 790 00:55:58,231 --> 00:56:02,944 to defend the lives of its own people here in America! 791 00:56:04,612 --> 00:56:06,447 We will not let it go! 792 00:56:07,615 --> 00:56:11,452 And if he does not act, we will act. We will act! 793 00:56:11,577 --> 00:56:13,829 We will do it for all of our lost ones. 794 00:56:13,955 --> 00:56:16,290 All of those, like Jimmie Lee Jackson, 795 00:56:16,374 --> 00:56:20,127 who have gone too soon, taken by hate! 796 00:56:28,219 --> 00:56:29,887 Let me hear the top-tier issues 797 00:56:29,971 --> 00:56:33,891 that have to be evident in the overall legislation we demand. 798 00:56:33,975 --> 00:56:35,101 Let's break it down. 799 00:56:35,184 --> 00:56:37,645 But let's root this discussion in what we know. 800 00:56:38,437 --> 00:56:40,982 We know Johnson can't see the full picture. 801 00:56:41,065 --> 00:56:42,817 So, let's paint it for him. 802 00:56:42,900 --> 00:56:46,988 What are the specific hardships and humiliations 803 00:56:47,071 --> 00:56:50,992 we can address within the larger context of legislation? 804 00:56:52,493 --> 00:56:55,580 Doc, we gotta start with banning these laws that 805 00:56:55,663 --> 00:56:58,207 if a Negro tries to register, 806 00:56:58,291 --> 00:57:01,002 I mean, actually musters up the courage to go in that courthouse, 807 00:57:01,669 --> 00:57:04,797 that their name and address is published in the paper. 808 00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:07,258 It gives anybody who wants to do them any harm 809 00:57:07,341 --> 00:57:10,011 their exact location, and we know how the Klan is. 810 00:57:10,094 --> 00:57:12,847 I hear that. But the poll taxes got to be our focus first. 811 00:57:12,930 --> 00:57:15,266 'Cause black people are poor! Black people are poor down here. 812 00:57:15,683 --> 00:57:17,268 - Yep. - And they expected to pay for every year 813 00:57:17,351 --> 00:57:19,437 they weren't legally registered before they can register. 814 00:57:19,520 --> 00:57:22,189 Now, what the hell is that? Who got that kind of money? 815 00:57:23,899 --> 00:57:25,610 Come on now! Listen now! 816 00:57:25,693 --> 00:57:28,279 The big issue is voting vouchers. 817 00:57:28,362 --> 00:57:29,447 Is that the number one issue? 818 00:57:29,530 --> 00:57:30,615 Now hold on. Let me finish. 819 00:57:30,698 --> 00:57:32,241 'Cause everybody'll forget about this part. 820 00:57:32,325 --> 00:57:35,119 But if you're Negro, the only way you can vote 821 00:57:35,202 --> 00:57:37,788 is if an approved registered voter vouches for you. 822 00:57:37,872 --> 00:57:41,000 Right? So, let's say, you take some place like Lowndes County, 823 00:57:41,250 --> 00:57:43,252 where there are no Negroes who are registered 824 00:57:43,336 --> 00:57:45,296 and you've got to have someone who is registered 825 00:57:45,379 --> 00:57:47,131 to vouch for you. 826 00:57:47,214 --> 00:57:48,382 What are you supposed to do? 827 00:57:49,884 --> 00:57:51,469 Nobody you know, 828 00:57:51,552 --> 00:57:55,806 not a single black person for 100 miles is registered. 829 00:57:55,890 --> 00:57:59,393 So how do you get the voucher, right? 830 00:57:59,477 --> 00:58:01,854 To get you into the courthouse door 831 00:58:01,937 --> 00:58:04,315 to pay the poll tax 832 00:58:04,398 --> 00:58:06,734 to get your name published 833 00:58:07,109 --> 00:58:08,361 and get yourself dead. 834 00:58:09,904 --> 00:58:10,905 That's true. 835 00:58:10,988 --> 00:58:12,531 We need a new plan! 836 00:58:12,615 --> 00:58:14,200 I can't take him back to Washington 837 00:58:14,283 --> 00:58:17,036 and waltz into the White House with a list of empty demands. 838 00:58:17,161 --> 00:58:19,038 Tactics, my friends! 839 00:58:19,121 --> 00:58:21,749 We must break down this institution 840 00:58:21,832 --> 00:58:24,710 into the tangible tactics that it takes to dismantle it. 841 00:58:27,129 --> 00:58:28,172 What's your next move? 842 00:58:28,255 --> 00:58:32,426 A march from Selma to Montgomery to protest and amplify. 843 00:58:32,593 --> 00:58:34,553 Well, I'll be damned. 844 00:58:34,637 --> 00:58:37,056 This was always part of the plan, wasn't it? 845 00:58:37,139 --> 00:58:40,059 Provoke some tragedy in little old Selma, then go big. 846 00:58:40,601 --> 00:58:44,021 Get someone killed and march on the State Capitol! 847 00:58:44,438 --> 00:58:47,108 Selma to Montgomery's gotta be 50 miles! 848 00:58:47,191 --> 00:58:49,902 You march those people into rural Alabama unprotected, 849 00:58:49,985 --> 00:58:51,153 it's gonna be open season. 850 00:58:51,237 --> 00:58:53,698 It's too damn far and too damn dangerous! 851 00:58:53,781 --> 00:58:55,658 Then propose new legislation, sir. 852 00:58:55,741 --> 00:58:58,327 I can't do that this year. I won't! I told you. 853 00:58:58,869 --> 00:59:00,871 We need your involvement here, Mr. President. 854 00:59:00,955 --> 00:59:03,582 We deserve your help as citizens of this country. 855 00:59:03,666 --> 00:59:05,042 Citizens under attack. 856 00:59:05,126 --> 00:59:07,962 Now, you listen to me. You listen to me. 857 00:59:08,045 --> 00:59:09,922 You're an activist. I'm a politician. 858 00:59:10,005 --> 00:59:12,591 You got one big issue. I got a hundred and one. 859 00:59:12,675 --> 00:59:14,635 Now, you demanding more 860 00:59:14,719 --> 00:59:17,054 and putting me on the spot with this visit, that's okay. 861 00:59:17,138 --> 00:59:18,889 That's your job. That's what you do. 862 00:59:18,973 --> 00:59:21,559 But I am sick and tired 863 00:59:21,642 --> 00:59:26,313 of you demanding and telling me what I can and what I can't do. 864 00:59:26,397 --> 00:59:28,107 If you want my support on this voting thing, 865 00:59:28,190 --> 00:59:30,192 I need some quid pro quo from you. 866 00:59:30,693 --> 00:59:32,069 What do you want, Mr. President? 867 00:59:32,153 --> 00:59:35,489 We have a line on some threats that are 868 00:59:36,991 --> 00:59:38,451 particularly troubling. 869 00:59:38,534 --> 00:59:40,244 Well, what's new? 870 00:59:40,327 --> 00:59:44,915 No, no. This is serious. Credible threats with detail. 871 00:59:44,999 --> 00:59:47,668 This information, coming from the FBI, I assume? 872 00:59:48,794 --> 00:59:49,920 High-level? 873 00:59:50,504 --> 00:59:53,924 The same high-level that's been tracking us like animals? 874 00:59:54,008 --> 00:59:57,678 Bugging our homes and our hotel rooms. 875 00:59:58,179 --> 01:00:01,766 Digging for things that simply are not there, Lee? 876 01:00:02,892 --> 01:00:05,352 This all feels very convenient. 877 01:00:06,520 --> 01:00:07,813 Okay. 878 01:00:08,063 --> 01:00:10,775 This is coming from Lowndes County, Alabama. 879 01:00:10,858 --> 01:00:12,943 Between Selma and Montgomery. 880 01:00:14,779 --> 01:00:17,948 I'm telling you, if he were my guy, 881 01:00:18,032 --> 01:00:20,451 I'd keep him off the frontlines. 882 01:00:21,285 --> 01:00:22,495 Just for a while. 883 01:00:25,539 --> 01:00:26,916 Not gonna happen, Lee. 884 01:00:26,999 --> 01:00:29,210 Meet me halfway on this, Martin. 885 01:00:29,293 --> 01:00:31,337 I can't, Mr. President. 886 01:00:31,420 --> 01:00:33,130 Can't or won't? 887 01:00:33,214 --> 01:00:37,635 I came here hoping to talk to you about people. 888 01:00:38,344 --> 01:00:40,805 People are dying in the street for this. 889 01:00:41,013 --> 01:00:43,474 It cannot wait, sir. 890 01:00:44,475 --> 01:00:46,477 Mr. President, how did it go? 891 01:00:51,899 --> 01:00:53,526 What can I do to help? 892 01:00:56,237 --> 01:00:58,531 Get me J. Edgar Hoover. 893 01:00:59,782 --> 01:01:01,075 King, 894 01:01:01,951 --> 01:01:04,036 you know you are a complete fraud 895 01:01:04,119 --> 01:01:07,164 and a liability to all nigras. 896 01:01:07,248 --> 01:01:10,376 Like all frauds, your end is approaching. 897 01:01:11,252 --> 01:01:12,837 You are done. 898 01:01:13,587 --> 01:01:18,467 Your degrees and your fancy awards will not save you. 899 01:01:18,926 --> 01:01:23,848 The American public will soon know you for what you are, 900 01:01:23,931 --> 01:01:27,268 an evil, abnormal beast. 901 01:01:45,452 --> 01:01:46,954 That wasn't me. 902 01:01:49,999 --> 01:01:51,709 That isn't me, Corrie. 903 01:01:56,213 --> 01:01:57,464 I know. 904 01:02:00,009 --> 01:02:02,636 I know what you sound like. 905 01:02:12,605 --> 01:02:14,648 I've gotten used to a lot. 906 01:02:17,735 --> 01:02:21,572 All the hours wondering after your safety, 907 01:02:22,990 --> 01:02:25,367 worried about how you are. 908 01:02:30,414 --> 01:02:31,498 This house. 909 01:02:33,667 --> 01:02:34,919 Renting here. 910 01:02:37,171 --> 01:02:38,756 No foundation. 911 01:02:44,094 --> 01:02:46,805 Without the things the children should have, 912 01:02:46,889 --> 01:02:49,016 all because of how it would look. 913 01:02:54,188 --> 01:02:56,565 I have gotten used to it, 914 01:02:57,483 --> 01:03:00,027 for better or worse. 915 01:03:04,531 --> 01:03:07,785 But what I have never gotten used to 916 01:03:08,118 --> 01:03:10,162 is the death. 917 01:03:12,247 --> 01:03:16,919 The constant closeness of death. 918 01:03:21,382 --> 01:03:24,510 It's become like a thick fog to me. 919 01:03:26,303 --> 01:03:29,473 I can't see life sometimes 920 01:03:29,556 --> 01:03:33,769 because of the fog of death constantly hanging over. 921 01:03:37,398 --> 01:03:41,026 People actually say that they will stop the blood 922 01:03:41,110 --> 01:03:44,530 running through the hearts of our children. 923 01:03:44,613 --> 01:03:47,908 That's what they said on the other end of that phone line. 924 01:03:51,245 --> 01:03:53,831 How they're going to kill my children. 925 01:03:54,623 --> 01:03:57,001 And what they'll do to you and how they'll do it. 926 01:03:57,084 --> 01:03:59,503 How many years have I had to listen to this? 927 01:03:59,586 --> 01:04:00,713 The filth, 928 01:04:00,796 --> 01:04:06,427 deranged and twisted and just ignorant enough to be serious. 929 01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:15,394 If I ask you something, 930 01:04:17,104 --> 01:04:20,441 will you answer me with the truth? 931 01:04:22,484 --> 01:04:23,569 Yes. 932 01:04:25,195 --> 01:04:29,491 Good, because I am not a fool. 933 01:04:38,333 --> 01:04:40,169 Do you love me? 934 01:04:47,259 --> 01:04:49,595 Yes, I love you, Coretta. 935 01:05:01,065 --> 01:05:03,275 Do you love any of the others? 936 01:05:25,005 --> 01:05:26,882 No. 937 01:05:44,483 --> 01:05:46,985 I need to put the march back a day. 938 01:05:47,486 --> 01:05:48,487 Why? 939 01:05:49,863 --> 01:05:52,074 I have to be home right now. 940 01:05:55,702 --> 01:05:58,789 Yes. Okay. I understand. 941 01:06:01,375 --> 01:06:05,629 But I have to tell you the organization looks good. 942 01:06:05,712 --> 01:06:07,256 Real good. 943 01:06:07,339 --> 01:06:10,634 The mood is strong. And the locals are prepared. 944 01:06:10,717 --> 01:06:12,427 The SNCC kids are ready to go. 945 01:06:12,553 --> 01:06:18,559 We can start it off from Selma, and you can join in on the second day. 946 01:06:30,946 --> 01:06:33,365 I just think it'd be a mistake to hold people back 947 01:06:33,448 --> 01:06:34,950 when their blood is up. 948 01:06:36,410 --> 01:06:40,038 I hear you, but we need to be out there full throttle. 949 01:06:40,122 --> 01:06:42,666 This ain't a test run. 950 01:06:42,749 --> 01:06:44,209 We need to get to Montgomery. 951 01:06:44,293 --> 01:06:46,837 I warned Johnson that we were going to the Capitol. 952 01:06:46,920 --> 01:06:48,755 We need to do just that. 953 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:53,093 And I believe we will. We'll get there. 954 01:06:56,930 --> 01:06:59,224 And when we do the real deal, the finale, 955 01:06:59,308 --> 01:07:01,393 when you make the big speech at the end, 956 01:07:01,476 --> 01:07:03,729 right on Wallace's doorstep. 957 01:07:18,493 --> 01:07:20,913 I don't know, Andy. 958 01:07:22,247 --> 01:07:24,082 It'll be just fine. 959 01:07:24,625 --> 01:07:28,337 We'll get it started strong. And you'll finish strong. 960 01:07:34,801 --> 01:07:36,970 Okay. Let's proceed. 961 01:07:37,679 --> 01:07:39,598 But only one of us walks to start. 962 01:07:39,681 --> 01:07:43,644 I don't want to get back on Monday and find all our leadership in jail. 963 01:07:44,519 --> 01:07:45,771 One of us walks. 964 01:07:46,355 --> 01:07:47,856 Understood. 965 01:07:50,692 --> 01:07:54,821 There will be no march from Selma to Montgomery. 966 01:07:55,155 --> 01:07:58,742 It is not conducive to traffic flow on Route 80. 967 01:07:58,825 --> 01:08:00,285 Or to public safety. 968 01:08:00,369 --> 01:08:01,954 Your lives could be in danger, 969 01:08:02,037 --> 01:08:04,248 but we're going to be strong if we stick together. 970 01:08:04,331 --> 01:08:07,542 Don't fight back. It's a non-violent movement. 971 01:08:08,001 --> 01:08:11,046 Non-violence is not passive. It's actually very strong. 972 01:08:11,672 --> 01:08:14,925 We shouldn't do this, John. This is not us. This is not SNCC. 973 01:08:15,008 --> 01:08:16,260 It's some bullshit. 974 01:08:16,343 --> 01:08:19,554 It's gonna do more for King and the SCLC than for Selma. 975 01:08:19,972 --> 01:08:21,098 This is Alabama. 976 01:08:21,181 --> 01:08:23,600 They can keep their asses in Washington, D.C. 977 01:08:23,684 --> 01:08:25,936 You don't tell us how to live our lives. 978 01:08:26,019 --> 01:08:28,313 This is an example of what you might deal with out there. 979 01:08:28,397 --> 01:08:31,483 What you might experience. Here we go. Let's show them. 980 01:08:31,566 --> 01:08:33,485 We don't want your kind here. 981 01:08:33,568 --> 01:08:35,153 Go to the bottom of the river, black boy. 982 01:08:35,237 --> 01:08:36,822 We're going to put you down in Alabama River! 983 01:08:36,905 --> 01:08:39,074 He's not even here. How's it gonna do more for him? 984 01:08:39,157 --> 01:08:40,951 Well, why ain't he here, then, man? 985 01:08:41,034 --> 01:08:42,995 Are you listening to yourself? 986 01:08:43,078 --> 01:08:45,414 First, it's gonna do more for him. Now, it's why he ain't here? 987 01:08:45,497 --> 01:08:46,915 Do you want him here, or do you not want him here? 988 01:08:46,999 --> 01:08:49,668 Honestly, I don't give a rat's ass about that man. That's your hero. 989 01:08:49,751 --> 01:08:52,671 Let's take these bastards and stick them down into Alabama River 990 01:08:52,754 --> 01:08:53,964 and never see them again. 991 01:08:54,047 --> 01:08:55,465 James, you are so off-base with this. 992 01:08:55,549 --> 01:08:57,301 All this nonsense. This ain't what SNCC is about. 993 01:08:57,384 --> 01:08:58,510 Don't make me out to be the bad guy here, John. 994 01:08:58,593 --> 01:09:00,304 I'm not! You're the one playing me small. 995 01:09:00,387 --> 01:09:02,055 Don't demonize me... 996 01:09:02,431 --> 01:09:04,558 You're mad because they called him in. 997 01:09:05,892 --> 01:09:07,978 We were here first. And they called him in. 998 01:09:08,061 --> 01:09:10,647 I get it. I understand that. 999 01:09:10,731 --> 01:09:14,026 But if we are really and truly for the people, 1000 01:09:14,109 --> 01:09:16,445 and the people of Selma chose him, 1001 01:09:17,904 --> 01:09:19,865 well, then the people have spoken. 1002 01:09:21,867 --> 01:09:25,078 And if they want to march, then I'm marching with them. 1003 01:09:28,248 --> 01:09:29,750 Then, brother, 1004 01:09:30,959 --> 01:09:33,295 you're marching as John Lewis. 1005 01:09:34,087 --> 01:09:35,839 Not as part of SNCC. 1006 01:09:37,758 --> 01:09:39,760 It's been voted on and decided. 1007 01:09:40,719 --> 01:09:44,723 For this march, you're on your own with De Lawd and his disciples. 1008 01:10:15,796 --> 01:10:17,672 Short man wins. Short man wins. 1009 01:10:18,340 --> 01:10:19,800 Short man wins. 1010 01:10:21,426 --> 01:10:22,636 All right. 1011 01:10:24,679 --> 01:10:26,807 All right. Who got it? 1012 01:10:28,517 --> 01:10:30,060 It's on you, Hosea. 1013 01:10:30,143 --> 01:10:32,729 You ready, young blood? You ready? 1014 01:10:32,813 --> 01:10:35,232 - All right. Let's do this. - All right. 1015 01:10:39,861 --> 01:10:42,614 About 525 Negroes had left Brown's Chapel 1016 01:10:42,697 --> 01:10:44,366 and walked six blocks to cross Pettus Bridge 1017 01:10:44,449 --> 01:10:46,201 and the Alabama River. 1018 01:11:02,092 --> 01:11:03,885 There were young and old, 1019 01:11:03,969 --> 01:11:05,762 and they carried an assortment of packs, 1020 01:11:05,846 --> 01:11:07,931 bed rolls and lunch sacks. 1021 01:12:21,213 --> 01:12:25,258 The troopers were waiting 300 yards beyond the end of the bridge. 1022 01:12:26,218 --> 01:12:29,221 Behind the troopers were dozens of possemen, 1023 01:12:29,763 --> 01:12:34,726 15 of them on horses, and perhaps 100 white spectators. 1024 01:12:45,111 --> 01:12:46,821 Can you swim? 1025 01:12:47,822 --> 01:12:51,409 Not many swimming pools for black folk where I come from. 1026 01:12:52,452 --> 01:12:54,079 Yeah. 1027 01:13:21,731 --> 01:13:23,858 Andy, it's Bayard. Everybody there? 1028 01:13:24,109 --> 01:13:25,110 Yes. 1029 01:13:25,193 --> 01:13:26,403 Turn on CBS right now, Andy. 1030 01:13:26,486 --> 01:13:27,737 Right now. You have a TV there? 1031 01:13:27,988 --> 01:13:29,864 - Yes. Now? - Right now! 1032 01:13:30,198 --> 01:13:31,950 Turn on the television set. 1033 01:13:32,867 --> 01:13:37,038 We interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin from CBS News. 1034 01:13:52,929 --> 01:13:55,223 Give 'em two minutes. Stand right there. 1035 01:13:55,307 --> 01:13:56,683 We're ready. 1036 01:14:09,988 --> 01:14:11,990 This is an unlawful assembly. 1037 01:14:12,073 --> 01:14:14,409 You have two minutes to disperse. 1038 01:14:14,492 --> 01:14:17,203 Go home or go to your church. 1039 01:14:17,412 --> 01:14:20,498 This march will not continue. 1040 01:14:21,041 --> 01:14:22,834 Two minutes. 1041 01:14:26,171 --> 01:14:28,840 May I have a word with the Major? 1042 01:14:31,259 --> 01:14:33,094 There's no word to be had. 1043 01:14:35,472 --> 01:14:37,390 Major Cloud, may we speak with you? 1044 01:14:50,528 --> 01:14:52,113 Troopers, advance! 1045 01:15:07,796 --> 01:15:10,423 Seventy million people are watching this. 1046 01:15:10,507 --> 01:15:12,425 The first 10 or 20 Negroes 1047 01:15:12,509 --> 01:15:15,261 were swept to the ground screaming, arms and legs flying, 1048 01:15:15,345 --> 01:15:18,515 packs and bags went skittering across the grassy divider. 1049 01:15:33,405 --> 01:15:35,824 Those still on their feet retreated. 1050 01:15:35,907 --> 01:15:37,951 A cheer went up from the white spectators 1051 01:15:38,034 --> 01:15:39,661 lining the south side of the highway. 1052 01:15:46,167 --> 01:15:49,045 Come on. You gotta come on. 1053 01:15:49,129 --> 01:15:50,255 Please, don't... 1054 01:15:51,840 --> 01:15:55,009 The troopers continued pushing, using both the force of their bodies 1055 01:15:55,093 --> 01:15:56,511 and the prodding of their nightsticks. 1056 01:16:11,109 --> 01:16:14,821 Suddenly, there was a sharp sound, like a gunshot, 1057 01:16:14,904 --> 01:16:19,033 and a gray cloud spewed over the troopers and the Negroes. 1058 01:16:19,117 --> 01:16:21,619 But before the cloud hid it all, 1059 01:16:21,703 --> 01:16:25,874 there were several seconds of unobstructed view. 1060 01:16:46,227 --> 01:16:50,315 Fifteen or 20 nightsticks could be seen through the gas, 1061 01:16:50,398 --> 01:16:53,026 flailing at the heads of the marchers. 1062 01:16:54,611 --> 01:16:57,781 The Negroes cried out as they crowded together for protection, 1063 01:16:57,864 --> 01:17:00,033 and the whites on the sidelines whooped and cheered. 1064 01:17:12,837 --> 01:17:15,507 From the hospital came reports of victims 1065 01:17:15,590 --> 01:17:19,844 suffering fractures of ribs, heads, arms and legs. 1066 01:17:19,928 --> 01:17:21,930 And Negro leader John Lewis, 1067 01:17:22,013 --> 01:17:24,307 despite injury from a possible skull fracture, 1068 01:17:24,390 --> 01:17:26,184 led the marchers back to the chapel 1069 01:17:26,267 --> 01:17:28,353 after the encounter with officers. 1070 01:17:29,270 --> 01:17:30,730 Help! 1071 01:17:31,231 --> 01:17:32,232 Help! 1072 01:17:36,986 --> 01:17:40,865 He said, "I don't see how President Johnson 1073 01:17:40,949 --> 01:17:42,367 "can send troops to Vietnam 1074 01:17:42,659 --> 01:17:46,412 "and can't send troops to Selma, Alabama." 1075 01:17:46,496 --> 01:17:50,583 To which the Negroes present roared their approval. 1076 01:18:32,750 --> 01:18:35,211 Gerry! Gerry, come with us! Come with us! 1077 01:18:35,295 --> 01:18:36,546 We need your gun, man! 1078 01:18:36,629 --> 01:18:38,006 I can't walk! 1079 01:18:38,089 --> 01:18:40,675 Come with us. We know you got them guns in the shed, Gerry. 1080 01:18:40,758 --> 01:18:43,136 Hey, hey, hey, what you need guns for? 1081 01:18:43,219 --> 01:18:44,888 The Bible says, "An eye for an eye," Reverend. 1082 01:18:44,971 --> 01:18:46,514 - Yeah? - I'm sick of this shit! 1083 01:18:46,598 --> 01:18:48,683 How many guns you think they got down there? 1084 01:18:48,766 --> 01:18:50,643 That's an entire army down there. 1085 01:18:50,727 --> 01:18:53,021 What you got? A couple of .32s? A .387? 1086 01:18:53,104 --> 01:18:54,439 Maybe a couple of old scatterguns? What? 1087 01:18:54,522 --> 01:18:57,025 I got enough to kill a couple of them crackers, that's what I got! 1088 01:18:57,108 --> 01:19:00,403 And how many of us you think they gonna kill in retaliation? 1089 01:19:00,486 --> 01:19:03,615 With their 12-gauge pump-actions, their Colt automatics, 1090 01:19:03,698 --> 01:19:06,159 their Remingtons, their helicopters, their tanks! 1091 01:19:06,868 --> 01:19:10,288 We won't win that way, and I ain't talking about the Bible. 1092 01:19:10,496 --> 01:19:14,792 I ain't talking what's right by God. I am talking facts. Cold, hard facts! 1093 01:19:14,876 --> 01:19:19,255 Now, you take two of them, and they take 10 of us. 1094 01:19:19,339 --> 01:19:22,926 No. We have to win another way. 1095 01:19:24,302 --> 01:19:26,471 ...to our regularly scheduled program. 1096 01:19:34,145 --> 01:19:36,189 We're going back to the bridge. 1097 01:19:39,692 --> 01:19:43,196 We're going to finish this, we promise you that, Ms. Amelia. 1098 01:19:46,449 --> 01:19:48,284 We go again. 1099 01:19:53,414 --> 01:19:56,125 Dr. King! Can we get a statement, sir? 1100 01:19:56,209 --> 01:19:59,003 Dr. King! Morning, Doctor. Can we get a statement, please? 1101 01:19:59,087 --> 01:20:00,463 - Morning. - Morning. 1102 01:20:01,965 --> 01:20:07,303 While rageful violence continues towards the unarmed people of Selma, 1103 01:20:07,679 --> 01:20:13,434 while they are assaulted with tear gas and batons like an enemy in a war, 1104 01:20:13,518 --> 01:20:17,063 no citizen of this country can call themselves blameless, 1105 01:20:17,146 --> 01:20:20,858 for we all bear a responsibility for our fellow man. 1106 01:20:21,484 --> 01:20:24,487 I am appealing to men and women of God 1107 01:20:24,570 --> 01:20:26,572 and goodwill everywhere, 1108 01:20:26,656 --> 01:20:28,950 white, black and otherwise. 1109 01:20:29,033 --> 01:20:34,789 If you believe all are created equal, come to Selma. 1110 01:20:34,872 --> 01:20:39,335 Join us. Join our march against injustice and inhumanity. 1111 01:20:40,253 --> 01:20:41,879 We need you to stand with us. 1112 01:20:44,590 --> 01:20:47,510 Judge Johnson, Dr. King's call-to-action 1113 01:20:47,593 --> 01:20:49,303 was nationally televised. 1114 01:20:50,722 --> 01:20:52,849 We've seen hundreds of people travel across the country 1115 01:20:52,932 --> 01:20:54,684 to attend tomorrow's march, 1116 01:20:54,767 --> 01:20:58,855 mostly white, mostly clergy of some kind. 1117 01:21:00,356 --> 01:21:03,568 The SCLC is seeking a federal court order 1118 01:21:03,651 --> 01:21:07,113 enjoining the state authorities from interfering with the next march. 1119 01:21:08,197 --> 01:21:10,575 You're asking me to overturn the Governor's mandate 1120 01:21:10,658 --> 01:21:12,660 and to do so without a hearing, 1121 01:21:12,744 --> 01:21:16,080 but it's not going to happen at all without a proper proceeding. 1122 01:21:16,164 --> 01:21:19,125 Dr. King is in position to lead tomorrow's march, Judge. 1123 01:21:19,208 --> 01:21:23,212 Understood, but you will have your day in court on Thursday, Mr. Gray. 1124 01:21:23,296 --> 01:21:26,090 Meanwhile, there will be no march tomorrow. 1125 01:21:26,174 --> 01:21:28,676 I will not oppose Wallace against protocol. 1126 01:21:30,011 --> 01:21:32,930 "Thousands head south in moral crusade." 1127 01:21:36,642 --> 01:21:40,980 The SCLC already filed an appeal against Wallace's orders this morning. 1128 01:21:43,608 --> 01:21:45,568 You want my advice, Mr. President? 1129 01:21:45,943 --> 01:21:47,487 You have to ask? 1130 01:21:47,737 --> 01:21:50,573 Give King the march to Montgomery. 1131 01:21:52,450 --> 01:21:55,620 Do that, and then Selma's over. 1132 01:21:57,038 --> 01:21:58,206 Then you're back in control. 1133 01:21:58,372 --> 01:22:00,374 In control of what? 1134 01:22:00,458 --> 01:22:02,335 Another civil war? 1135 01:22:02,418 --> 01:22:05,838 This ain't about the goddamn march. You think he cares about the march? 1136 01:22:05,922 --> 01:22:08,508 He wants the law changed, now. 1137 01:22:08,883 --> 01:22:10,593 I've got Congress calling me by the dozens. 1138 01:22:10,676 --> 01:22:13,179 I've got picketing that gets bigger and bigger every day. 1139 01:22:13,262 --> 01:22:15,848 He tugs on their goddamn white liberal conscience. 1140 01:22:16,307 --> 01:22:17,266 Every march pulls 'em. 1141 01:22:17,350 --> 01:22:20,311 Especially when people are getting beat up in the streets. 1142 01:22:23,815 --> 01:22:26,234 These pictures are going around the world, Lee. 1143 01:22:26,651 --> 01:22:30,238 I understand, Mr. President. All the more reason to act now. 1144 01:22:30,321 --> 01:22:31,364 I'm gonna act now. 1145 01:22:32,323 --> 01:22:34,909 You tell Wallace and those backwater hicks 1146 01:22:34,992 --> 01:22:37,078 I don't want to see any more of this horseshit. 1147 01:22:37,161 --> 01:22:40,289 And you tell King he best not march, you hear me? 1148 01:22:40,373 --> 01:22:43,793 Either King stops and Wallace stops, 1149 01:22:43,876 --> 01:22:45,837 or I'll stop 'em both. 1150 01:22:46,003 --> 01:22:49,423 I'm here on the President's order to try and make this work. 1151 01:22:50,716 --> 01:22:52,260 Please work with me. 1152 01:22:53,511 --> 01:22:55,346 So we give up the march and you... 1153 01:22:56,389 --> 01:22:57,765 You give what? 1154 01:22:58,724 --> 01:23:00,226 We asked for federal protection. 1155 01:23:00,309 --> 01:23:01,811 And with no disrespect, 1156 01:23:01,894 --> 01:23:03,354 but when the Assistant Attorney General 1157 01:23:03,437 --> 01:23:05,523 is the highest-ranking federal official in Selma, 1158 01:23:05,606 --> 01:23:07,817 we have our answer. 1159 01:23:07,900 --> 01:23:09,152 And it's not the one we want. 1160 01:23:09,235 --> 01:23:13,948 Might I suggest that you speak with Governor Wallace 1161 01:23:14,031 --> 01:23:16,659 and Sheriff Clark and urge them against violence 1162 01:23:16,742 --> 01:23:20,413 instead of trying to persuade us not to have a peaceful protest? 1163 01:23:26,294 --> 01:23:28,212 Maybe we can make a deal. 1164 01:23:29,463 --> 01:23:31,132 What if I 1165 01:23:31,799 --> 01:23:34,010 could assure you that the administration 1166 01:23:34,093 --> 01:23:36,762 would endorse a later march 1167 01:23:37,221 --> 01:23:38,556 if tomorrow is called off? 1168 01:23:40,266 --> 01:23:44,562 You know what? He's closer than you may think 1169 01:23:44,645 --> 01:23:47,273 to coming around on this issue. 1170 01:23:48,191 --> 01:23:50,735 I believe this compromise might be agreeable. 1171 01:23:50,818 --> 01:23:52,028 Mr. Doar? 1172 01:23:53,070 --> 01:23:57,617 Thousands have gathered here to demonstrate their dignity. 1173 01:23:59,285 --> 01:24:01,162 I don't want to challenge Judge Johnson. 1174 01:24:01,245 --> 01:24:04,457 I don't want to go against the President. I don't want any of this. 1175 01:24:05,291 --> 01:24:08,044 The President could stop this with a stroke of his pen. 1176 01:24:08,127 --> 01:24:10,254 He chooses not to. 1177 01:24:10,338 --> 01:24:12,798 The decision is with your side, sir, 1178 01:24:13,841 --> 01:24:15,009 not ours. 1179 01:24:24,352 --> 01:24:26,103 Good to see you, Father. Good to see you. 1180 01:24:26,187 --> 01:24:27,563 Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming out. 1181 01:24:27,647 --> 01:24:29,565 Hello, sister. Good to see you this afternoon. 1182 01:24:31,525 --> 01:24:32,985 You came. 1183 01:24:33,194 --> 01:24:36,864 You called and we came, my friend. You are not alone, my friend. 1184 01:24:36,948 --> 01:24:38,115 Welcome, welcome. 1185 01:24:38,199 --> 01:24:39,659 - Hi, what's your name? - Susan. 1186 01:24:39,742 --> 01:24:41,452 Hi, I'm Viola. Welcome to Selma. 1187 01:24:42,078 --> 01:24:44,372 - Yes, ma'am, I'm good. How are you? - Fine, thank you. 1188 01:24:44,455 --> 01:24:46,040 What is your name and where are you from, sir? 1189 01:24:46,123 --> 01:24:48,918 My name is James Reeb. I've come from Boston. 1190 01:24:49,001 --> 01:24:52,338 Tell me, why have you traveled here, Mr. Reeb? 1191 01:24:52,964 --> 01:24:56,759 I heard about the attack of innocent people 1192 01:24:56,842 --> 01:24:58,219 who just want their rights, 1193 01:24:58,511 --> 01:25:03,474 and I couldn't just stand by when Dr. King put out that call to clergy. 1194 01:25:03,557 --> 01:25:04,767 I couldn't. 1195 01:25:04,976 --> 01:25:07,687 The President doesn't want us to march today. 1196 01:25:08,354 --> 01:25:10,648 The courts don't want us to march. 1197 01:25:10,815 --> 01:25:11,816 But we must march. 1198 01:25:11,899 --> 01:25:12,900 Yeah! 1199 01:25:12,984 --> 01:25:14,735 - We must stand up. - Yeah! 1200 01:25:14,819 --> 01:25:18,656 We must make a massive demonstration of our moral certainty. 1201 01:25:22,368 --> 01:25:26,080 I'm so glad we're here together today. 1202 01:25:26,372 --> 01:25:28,708 I thank you for standing up. 1203 01:25:28,916 --> 01:25:32,086 For we shall be victorious in our quest. 1204 01:25:32,169 --> 01:25:35,131 We shall cross the finish line hand in hand. 1205 01:25:36,549 --> 01:25:40,678 For we shall overcome. All right. 1206 01:27:17,858 --> 01:27:20,528 Troopers, withdraw! 1207 01:29:46,632 --> 01:29:48,634 My point is, after what happened the last time, 1208 01:29:48,717 --> 01:29:50,844 if it don't feel right, we don't do it. That's my point. 1209 01:29:50,928 --> 01:29:52,763 We've been going round and round on this for hours, 1210 01:29:52,846 --> 01:29:54,348 and nothing's gonna change the fact that 1211 01:29:54,431 --> 01:29:56,308 it was Doc's decision and we have to support him. 1212 01:29:56,392 --> 01:29:57,977 This is a movement of many, not of one. 1213 01:29:58,060 --> 01:29:59,603 So any choice we make has to be right for many. 1214 01:29:59,687 --> 01:30:00,938 Come on, Diane. Now, you know 1215 01:30:01,021 --> 01:30:02,189 that's not what I meant by that, all right? 1216 01:30:02,273 --> 01:30:04,567 People are angry, Dr. King. 1217 01:30:05,067 --> 01:30:09,905 Angry. They went back to that bridge because they were hot about Sunday. 1218 01:30:09,989 --> 01:30:11,907 That was our moment out there today. 1219 01:30:11,991 --> 01:30:13,367 And you threw it away. 1220 01:30:13,909 --> 01:30:16,370 They could've sealed off the road behind us. 1221 01:30:16,453 --> 01:30:20,374 No food, water, no kind of support allowed through. 1222 01:30:21,166 --> 01:30:22,626 We wouldn't have made 10 miles. 1223 01:30:22,710 --> 01:30:24,086 You saying this was a trap? 1224 01:30:27,506 --> 01:30:28,841 I don't know what it was. 1225 01:30:29,550 --> 01:30:31,760 That was no trap! 1226 01:30:31,844 --> 01:30:33,721 You know why they opened up the road to us? 1227 01:30:34,179 --> 01:30:37,099 Because all them nice, respectable white folks was with us, 1228 01:30:37,182 --> 01:30:38,976 and we should've capitalized on that. 1229 01:30:39,059 --> 01:30:41,312 Because they're not gonna be around here for long. They never are! 1230 01:30:41,395 --> 01:30:43,647 It was Martin's call. It's done. 1231 01:30:43,731 --> 01:30:45,524 He made the wrong goddamn call! 1232 01:30:45,608 --> 01:30:46,942 Hey, watch your mouth, young man! 1233 01:30:47,026 --> 01:30:49,653 Two days ago, you didn't wanna march at all. 1234 01:30:49,737 --> 01:30:52,114 And now you're mad because it didn't go the way you planned? 1235 01:30:52,197 --> 01:30:53,866 Calm down, brother. 1236 01:30:57,911 --> 01:31:01,457 Now, what happened out there today? You gotta tell us something. Please. 1237 01:31:09,131 --> 01:31:11,842 I'd rather people be upset and hate me 1238 01:31:11,925 --> 01:31:14,928 than be bleeding or dead. 1239 01:32:09,900 --> 01:32:12,569 My dearest Corrie, 1240 01:32:14,571 --> 01:32:16,657 at a time when I need you, 1241 01:32:17,658 --> 01:32:19,618 I cannot call you. 1242 01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:25,833 And I have done this to myself, to us. 1243 01:32:29,461 --> 01:32:31,505 At this late hour, 1244 01:32:32,715 --> 01:32:35,008 my thoughts are of you 1245 01:32:35,134 --> 01:32:38,887 and all you have sacrificed for this struggle. 1246 01:32:40,389 --> 01:32:43,350 So many have sacrificed. 1247 01:32:44,435 --> 01:32:46,895 So many have been lost. 1248 01:32:48,147 --> 01:32:51,775 I wonder how many must we lose. 1249 01:32:55,696 --> 01:33:00,784 I pray for discernment and guidance as we journey on. 1250 01:33:02,411 --> 01:33:06,957 I pray, too, that I can justify the faith you once had in me. 1251 01:33:09,626 --> 01:33:16,300 I, too, often feel that heavy fog you spoke of, Corrie. 1252 01:33:18,802 --> 01:33:23,807 Only you and our family clears the haze. 1253 01:33:26,185 --> 01:33:29,062 Love, Martin. 1254 01:33:31,940 --> 01:33:33,150 He betrayed trust. 1255 01:33:33,650 --> 01:33:36,820 He called, we came, and he didn't fulfill his own call. 1256 01:33:36,904 --> 01:33:39,031 Yeah, but sometimes it's not that clear-cut. 1257 01:33:39,114 --> 01:33:41,408 Sometimes it's instinctual. 1258 01:33:42,367 --> 01:33:44,036 Like when you're preaching, 1259 01:33:44,703 --> 01:33:46,455 and you're just flying. 1260 01:33:47,706 --> 01:33:50,876 You know, you're not on the notes. You're not on memory. 1261 01:33:50,959 --> 01:33:55,422 You're tapped into what's higher, what's true. 1262 01:33:56,340 --> 01:33:57,633 God is guiding you. 1263 01:33:59,301 --> 01:34:02,513 I've known that feeling. It's rare, but I've known it. 1264 01:34:06,016 --> 01:34:09,812 I think that's what happened to Dr. King up there on the bridge today. 1265 01:34:09,895 --> 01:34:12,356 He kneeled down, prayed to God and got an answer. 1266 01:34:12,439 --> 01:34:15,317 And he was brave enough to follow that answer, 1267 01:34:15,400 --> 01:34:18,278 and I, for one, don't fault him for it. 1268 01:34:18,362 --> 01:34:20,656 Except he owes me a bus ticket home. 1269 01:34:21,323 --> 01:34:22,699 You know what I hate more than niggers? 1270 01:34:22,783 --> 01:34:24,117 What's that? 1271 01:34:24,743 --> 01:34:25,869 White niggers. 1272 01:34:26,787 --> 01:34:28,330 Look, we don't want trouble, okay? 1273 01:34:28,413 --> 01:34:30,165 No, you came here stirrin' trouble. 1274 01:34:47,558 --> 01:34:48,600 Doc, 1275 01:34:50,519 --> 01:34:51,895 someone's been hurt. 1276 01:34:56,650 --> 01:34:59,695 A priest, from Boston. 1277 01:35:01,238 --> 01:35:02,406 White. 1278 01:35:03,699 --> 01:35:06,326 Now you know what being a nigger around here 1279 01:35:06,410 --> 01:35:08,161 feels like, boy. 1280 01:35:08,662 --> 01:35:10,956 Hurt? How? 1281 01:35:17,838 --> 01:35:18,964 Dead. 1282 01:35:34,813 --> 01:35:36,315 I need a phone! 1283 01:35:37,691 --> 01:35:41,570 Chicago, Detroit, Boston, I don't care. 1284 01:35:41,653 --> 01:35:44,239 Hell, you got 2,000 people marching up in Harlem. 1285 01:35:44,323 --> 01:35:45,407 Well, good for you. 1286 01:35:45,490 --> 01:35:48,035 But when you have people come inside the White House? 1287 01:35:48,118 --> 01:35:50,787 Inside the White House! On a tour? 1288 01:35:51,163 --> 01:35:52,456 They just sat down, Martin. 1289 01:35:52,539 --> 01:35:55,208 They sat down in the main corridor, started singin' and shoutin'. 1290 01:35:55,375 --> 01:35:56,501 Well, I won't have it! 1291 01:35:56,585 --> 01:35:58,003 I cannot stop people from expressing... 1292 01:35:58,086 --> 01:35:59,755 You can! You can stop them. 1293 01:36:00,047 --> 01:36:03,717 No, you can stop it. You, sir, can do more. 1294 01:36:03,800 --> 01:36:06,970 Now I'm glad to hear that you called Reverend Reeb's widow, sir. 1295 01:36:07,054 --> 01:36:09,014 That is very fine, and it is right. 1296 01:36:09,097 --> 01:36:11,058 I only wish that Jimmie Lee Jackson's family 1297 01:36:11,141 --> 01:36:12,643 would have received the same consideration 1298 01:36:12,726 --> 01:36:13,769 from their President. 1299 01:36:13,852 --> 01:36:15,854 Don't you lay your guilt at my door. 1300 01:36:15,938 --> 01:36:17,314 You're the one choosing to send 1301 01:36:17,397 --> 01:36:20,025 people out to slaughter when we told you there was trouble. 1302 01:36:20,108 --> 01:36:21,276 We won't sit idle 1303 01:36:21,360 --> 01:36:24,112 while you wait another year or two to send this bill up at your leisure. 1304 01:36:24,196 --> 01:36:26,281 That should be clear by now. 1305 01:36:26,365 --> 01:36:30,202 We will continue to demonstrate until you take action, sir. 1306 01:36:30,285 --> 01:36:32,454 And if our President won't protect our rights, 1307 01:36:32,537 --> 01:36:33,914 we will take this fight to court. 1308 01:36:34,998 --> 01:36:37,292 You know, I'm... I'm trying here. 1309 01:36:37,376 --> 01:36:39,002 We're getting close to figuring something out 1310 01:36:39,086 --> 01:36:42,005 on this voting thing, but I will not have this! 1311 01:36:43,382 --> 01:36:47,094 This bill has been almost impossible to craft, you hear me? 1312 01:36:47,177 --> 01:36:50,555 You think you're jugglin', Martin? I'm jugglin', too. 1313 01:36:52,307 --> 01:36:54,434 I am a preacher from Atlanta. 1314 01:36:54,851 --> 01:36:56,853 You are the man who won the presidency 1315 01:36:56,937 --> 01:36:58,647 of the world's most powerful nation 1316 01:36:58,730 --> 01:37:02,025 by the greatest landslide in history four months ago. 1317 01:37:02,401 --> 01:37:03,652 And you are the man 1318 01:37:03,735 --> 01:37:07,906 dismantling your own legacy with each passing day. 1319 01:37:09,324 --> 01:37:11,410 No one will remember the Civil Rights Act. 1320 01:37:11,910 --> 01:37:14,538 But they will remember the standoff in Selma 1321 01:37:14,621 --> 01:37:17,332 when you never even set foot in this state. 1322 01:37:17,416 --> 01:37:20,961 They will remember you saying, "Wait," and "I can't," 1323 01:37:21,044 --> 01:37:24,423 unless you act, sir. 1324 01:37:36,268 --> 01:37:38,145 - Evenin'. - Evenin'. 1325 01:37:54,327 --> 01:37:56,621 I wanted to speak privately. 1326 01:37:57,581 --> 01:38:00,375 I know there's been trouble with the group, 1327 01:38:00,459 --> 01:38:04,796 and I apologize that our efforts have caused a rift between y'all. 1328 01:38:06,465 --> 01:38:10,135 That's a painful thing, I know, and I'm truly sorry it's happened. 1329 01:38:11,595 --> 01:38:14,598 Yeah, painful. 1330 01:38:20,437 --> 01:38:23,148 LBJ is not moving, John. 1331 01:38:24,399 --> 01:38:26,902 I thought he would, but our efforts are not working, 1332 01:38:26,985 --> 01:38:29,362 and I can't risk another march with people getting killed 1333 01:38:29,446 --> 01:38:31,198 when it's not working. I won't do it. 1334 01:38:32,324 --> 01:38:35,410 We need voting, not marching. You know that. 1335 01:38:36,203 --> 01:38:40,624 We have to move beyond these protests to some real political power. 1336 01:38:40,707 --> 01:38:43,043 This can't go on forever like this. 1337 01:38:44,711 --> 01:38:46,671 I can't go on like this. 1338 01:39:02,521 --> 01:39:04,064 When I was... 1339 01:39:06,024 --> 01:39:09,945 When I was working with SNCC on the Freedom Rides, 1340 01:39:12,656 --> 01:39:16,118 the Montgomery bus reached the city limits. 1341 01:39:17,786 --> 01:39:20,247 We got off. And out of nowhere, 1342 01:39:21,623 --> 01:39:25,585 from all directions, they came. 1343 01:39:28,338 --> 01:39:31,591 There was men, women. 1344 01:39:33,718 --> 01:39:35,178 Kids, too. 1345 01:39:38,265 --> 01:39:42,644 They had just about every makeshift weapon you could think of. 1346 01:39:42,727 --> 01:39:45,438 I mean, bats, bricks, 1347 01:39:46,731 --> 01:39:50,277 tire irons, pipes. 1348 01:39:54,072 --> 01:39:55,782 I remember... 1349 01:39:57,242 --> 01:40:01,413 I remember this little girl just clawing her nails 1350 01:40:01,496 --> 01:40:05,417 into the side of my friend Jessie's face 1351 01:40:05,500 --> 01:40:09,588 while her daddy... Her daddy beat him with an ax handle. 1352 01:40:12,716 --> 01:40:14,509 Jessie was unconscious, 1353 01:40:14,593 --> 01:40:18,096 and they just kept beating on him and beating on him. 1354 01:40:22,100 --> 01:40:25,437 I must've passed out on the asphalt somewhere. 1355 01:40:29,024 --> 01:40:34,821 Next day, I found myself patched up and sitting in a church. 1356 01:40:35,655 --> 01:40:39,201 I could barely hold my head up, but I needed to be there. 1357 01:40:41,119 --> 01:40:43,205 You were gonna be speaking. 1358 01:40:44,080 --> 01:40:46,249 And I needed to hear you. 1359 01:40:48,919 --> 01:40:51,838 And I was feeling down, but you got up there. 1360 01:40:54,424 --> 01:40:56,009 You remember that day at all? 1361 01:40:57,719 --> 01:41:00,513 I don't think we remember it the same way. 1362 01:41:02,057 --> 01:41:03,642 What'd I say, John? 1363 01:41:05,018 --> 01:41:07,312 I'm about to tell you right now. 1364 01:41:08,647 --> 01:41:10,523 And I hope you hear me. 1365 01:41:12,859 --> 01:41:15,278 You said that we would triumph. 1366 01:41:16,071 --> 01:41:19,699 That we would triumph because there could be no other way. 1367 01:41:23,745 --> 01:41:25,664 And you know what else you said? 1368 01:41:30,710 --> 01:41:31,753 You said, 1369 01:41:32,754 --> 01:41:34,214 "Fear not. 1370 01:41:35,590 --> 01:41:38,593 "We've come too far to turn back now." 1371 01:41:50,605 --> 01:41:54,109 I feel good about where we are. We have a strong case. 1372 01:41:54,192 --> 01:41:55,527 - We can do this. - Right. 1373 01:41:56,861 --> 01:41:59,906 Now, Ms. Cooper and Ms. Boynton are here, 1374 01:41:59,990 --> 01:42:02,284 and they need to be ready. 1375 01:42:03,660 --> 01:42:06,621 A lot depends on what they have to say. Okay? 1376 01:42:06,705 --> 01:42:08,206 I hear what you're saying, but... 1377 01:42:30,186 --> 01:42:31,563 You're here. 1378 01:42:34,024 --> 01:42:35,859 Yes, I'm here. 1379 01:42:41,531 --> 01:42:42,741 I'm glad. 1380 01:42:56,755 --> 01:42:58,715 Just in time. 1381 01:42:59,090 --> 01:43:01,426 In the matter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1382 01:43:01,509 --> 01:43:02,927 v. the state of Alabama, 1383 01:43:03,011 --> 01:43:06,556 I will now hear testimony from the plaintiffs. Mr. Gray. 1384 01:43:07,724 --> 01:43:10,060 Your Honor, you will hear testimony from the victims 1385 01:43:10,143 --> 01:43:13,396 who were beaten and bludgeoned in their quest for freedom. 1386 01:43:13,480 --> 01:43:16,441 For their right to vote and to self-determine. 1387 01:43:17,150 --> 01:43:18,276 The fact of the matter, Your Honor, 1388 01:43:18,360 --> 01:43:21,321 is that the incidents that occurred cannot be disputed. 1389 01:43:21,780 --> 01:43:24,157 These particular circumstances 1390 01:43:24,699 --> 01:43:30,121 will paint a thorough picture of the horrific events endured in Selma. 1391 01:43:30,789 --> 01:43:32,999 Very well, you may proceed. 1392 01:43:33,083 --> 01:43:37,212 Mr. King, you went out on that bridge in direct violation of that judge's orders. 1393 01:43:37,921 --> 01:43:41,341 You deliberately disobeyed this judge and the Governor, did you not? 1394 01:43:42,634 --> 01:43:45,720 Thousands of people came to Selma, 1395 01:43:45,804 --> 01:43:48,807 aroused by Sunday's brutal acts 1396 01:43:49,182 --> 01:43:52,894 exacted by officials of the city of Selma 1397 01:43:52,977 --> 01:43:54,813 and the state of Alabama. 1398 01:43:54,896 --> 01:43:57,899 I felt if I had not led the march, 1399 01:43:57,982 --> 01:44:02,237 pent-up emotions and inner tensions would have led to an uncontrollable 1400 01:44:02,320 --> 01:44:04,406 retaliatory situation, 1401 01:44:05,782 --> 01:44:08,243 a violent situation on both sides. 1402 01:44:08,326 --> 01:44:10,120 I don't need any of your preaching and prancing in here, 1403 01:44:10,203 --> 01:44:11,496 you hear? I want an answer. 1404 01:44:11,579 --> 01:44:14,082 - Objection. - Watch it, counselor. 1405 01:44:14,582 --> 01:44:15,834 I'm trying very hard, Judge. 1406 01:44:16,209 --> 01:44:17,544 Try harder, counselor. 1407 01:44:23,258 --> 01:44:26,428 It seems basic to our constitutional principles 1408 01:44:26,511 --> 01:44:29,722 that the extent of the right to assemble, 1409 01:44:30,515 --> 01:44:32,267 and demonstrate and march 1410 01:44:32,350 --> 01:44:34,018 along the highway in a peaceful manner 1411 01:44:34,102 --> 01:44:35,770 ought to be commensurate 1412 01:44:35,854 --> 01:44:38,022 with the enormity of the wrongs 1413 01:44:38,106 --> 01:44:40,859 that are being protested and petitioned against. 1414 01:44:41,693 --> 01:44:46,197 In this case, the wrongs are enormous. 1415 01:44:48,700 --> 01:44:49,784 Therefore, 1416 01:44:50,785 --> 01:44:54,038 the extent of the right to demonstrate 1417 01:44:54,122 --> 01:44:57,584 in an estimated five-day march from Selma to Montgomery 1418 01:44:58,293 --> 01:44:59,961 has been approved accordingly. 1419 01:45:00,253 --> 01:45:02,255 - Yes! - Thank God! 1420 01:45:04,048 --> 01:45:06,801 There's no further business with this court. 1421 01:45:06,885 --> 01:45:10,597 These proceedings are concluded, with our thanks to the litigants. 1422 01:45:11,931 --> 01:45:13,725 Good day, gentlemen. 1423 01:45:29,157 --> 01:45:30,200 Yeah, that's right. 1424 01:45:30,283 --> 01:45:33,077 Well, now, we don't like to have no mistakes, if you... 1425 01:45:33,161 --> 01:45:34,329 If you're sure about it. 1426 01:45:35,413 --> 01:45:39,042 Bayard says that Harry says he can get Nina Simone, 1427 01:45:39,125 --> 01:45:43,254 Dick Gregory, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary in. 1428 01:45:44,214 --> 01:45:45,798 Come on now. We don't got money for that. 1429 01:45:45,882 --> 01:45:48,343 Well, Harry is chartering a plane himself. 1430 01:45:48,468 --> 01:45:51,429 Day-0O, day-O 1431 01:45:52,347 --> 01:45:56,226 Daylight come and me wan' go home 1432 01:45:56,309 --> 01:46:01,689 President's angling for your blocking of the march to be overturned. 1433 01:46:02,357 --> 01:46:04,943 Unfortunately, all my maneuvers have been put on hold 1434 01:46:05,026 --> 01:46:07,862 while the matter's being adjudicated. 1435 01:46:16,412 --> 01:46:17,622 Governor, you wanted to talk. 1436 01:46:18,623 --> 01:46:20,833 Well, Mr. President... 1437 01:46:21,459 --> 01:46:27,298 Malcontents are disrupting Alabama, and it's your responsibility to stop them. 1438 01:46:28,049 --> 01:46:30,718 They're protesting about the right to vote 1439 01:46:30,802 --> 01:46:34,138 and the way they're treated in your state. 1440 01:46:34,222 --> 01:46:38,393 So that's your problem, your responsibility, 1441 01:46:38,476 --> 01:46:40,478 and it's on your watch. 1442 01:46:41,145 --> 01:46:43,189 Mr. President, I disagree. 1443 01:46:43,856 --> 01:46:47,235 We have a certain way things are done. It's the way it is. 1444 01:46:47,318 --> 01:46:49,487 And it's the way the people want it to stay. 1445 01:46:51,656 --> 01:46:53,908 George, why are you doing this? 1446 01:46:53,992 --> 01:46:55,910 Your whole career has been working for the poor. 1447 01:46:55,994 --> 01:46:57,662 Why are you off on this black thing? 1448 01:46:58,204 --> 01:47:00,832 Well, 'cause you can't ever satisfy them. 1449 01:47:01,916 --> 01:47:03,751 First, it's the front seat of the bus. 1450 01:47:03,835 --> 01:47:06,504 Next, it's take over the parks, 1451 01:47:06,588 --> 01:47:10,883 then it's the public schools, then it's voting, then it's jobs, 1452 01:47:11,175 --> 01:47:14,345 then it's distribution of wealth without work. 1453 01:47:17,056 --> 01:47:18,933 George, you seen all those demonstrators 1454 01:47:19,017 --> 01:47:20,310 out front of the White House 1455 01:47:20,393 --> 01:47:22,604 keeping my Lady Bird awake the whole damn night? 1456 01:47:22,687 --> 01:47:24,647 Oh, yes, Mr. President. I saw them. 1457 01:47:24,731 --> 01:47:27,609 Well, let's go out there, you and I, 1458 01:47:27,692 --> 01:47:31,321 and announce that you've decided to let the blacks vote undeterred, 1459 01:47:31,779 --> 01:47:33,489 and this whole mess will go away. 1460 01:47:33,573 --> 01:47:36,534 And I don't have to draft bills or force the issue. 1461 01:47:37,118 --> 01:47:39,787 Now, why don't we do that, George? 1462 01:47:39,871 --> 01:47:42,707 Why don't you just let the niggers vote? 1463 01:47:43,541 --> 01:47:45,710 You agree they got the right to vote, don't you? 1464 01:47:45,793 --> 01:47:47,629 There's no quarrel with that. 1465 01:47:47,712 --> 01:47:49,797 I know that. That's the law. 1466 01:47:50,715 --> 01:47:52,550 Then why don't you just let 'em vote? 1467 01:47:52,967 --> 01:47:55,720 I don't have that power. It belongs to the county registrars. 1468 01:47:55,803 --> 01:47:58,681 Now, don't shit me about who runs Alabama. 1469 01:47:59,849 --> 01:48:01,476 I don't have any legal power 1470 01:48:01,559 --> 01:48:04,354 over the county registrars, Mr. President. 1471 01:48:04,646 --> 01:48:06,731 They have their regulations and they adhere. 1472 01:48:07,398 --> 01:48:10,193 Are you trying to shit me, George Wallace? 1473 01:48:10,276 --> 01:48:12,570 Are you trying to fuck over your President? 1474 01:48:12,654 --> 01:48:13,821 Mr. President... 1475 01:48:13,905 --> 01:48:16,157 We shouldn't even be thinking about 1965. 1476 01:48:16,240 --> 01:48:18,951 We should be thinking about 1985. 1477 01:48:19,661 --> 01:48:21,788 You and I'll be both dead and gone by then. 1478 01:48:22,955 --> 01:48:25,166 In 1985, what do you want looking back? 1479 01:48:25,249 --> 01:48:27,001 You want people remembering you sayin', 1480 01:48:27,085 --> 01:48:31,506 "Wait," or "l can't," or, "It's too hard"? 1481 01:48:34,425 --> 01:48:37,428 I don't right care what they think, 1482 01:48:37,553 --> 01:48:39,931 and you shouldn't neither. 1483 01:48:44,769 --> 01:48:45,937 Well... 1484 01:48:47,355 --> 01:48:49,482 I'll be damned if I'm gonna let history 1485 01:48:49,565 --> 01:48:52,902 put me in the same place as the likes of you. 1486 01:48:56,948 --> 01:49:00,034 I speak tonight for the dignity of man 1487 01:49:00,702 --> 01:49:03,788 and the destiny of democracy. 1488 01:49:04,664 --> 01:49:08,000 At times, history and fate 1489 01:49:08,084 --> 01:49:11,963 meet at a single time in a single place. 1490 01:49:13,214 --> 01:49:18,136 So it was last week in Selma, Alabama. 1491 01:49:19,429 --> 01:49:22,432 There, long suffering men and women 1492 01:49:22,807 --> 01:49:28,396 peacefully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. 1493 01:49:28,479 --> 01:49:30,648 Rarely in any time 1494 01:49:30,732 --> 01:49:34,110 does an issue lay bare the secret heart 1495 01:49:34,902 --> 01:49:36,863 of America itself. 1496 01:49:37,822 --> 01:49:42,410 The issue for equal rights for the American Negro 1497 01:49:42,493 --> 01:49:44,328 is that issue. 1498 01:49:45,037 --> 01:49:46,164 For this issue, 1499 01:49:46,998 --> 01:49:50,668 many of them were brutally assaulted. 1500 01:49:54,505 --> 01:49:58,926 There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. 1501 01:49:59,677 --> 01:50:02,680 There is only an American problem. 1502 01:50:05,850 --> 01:50:08,686 The Constitution says that 1503 01:50:08,770 --> 01:50:12,315 no person shall be kept from voting 1504 01:50:12,398 --> 01:50:15,026 because of his race or color. 1505 01:50:16,277 --> 01:50:20,281 To correct the denial of this fundamental right, 1506 01:50:20,364 --> 01:50:24,869 this Wednesday, I will send to Congress a law 1507 01:50:24,952 --> 01:50:29,040 designed to eliminate these illegal barriers. 1508 01:50:29,582 --> 01:50:32,001 The bill will strike down 1509 01:50:32,084 --> 01:50:35,838 voting restrictions in all elections, 1510 01:50:35,922 --> 01:50:39,634 federal, state and local. 1511 01:50:41,385 --> 01:50:43,346 And we shall do this. 1512 01:50:45,431 --> 01:50:48,726 We shall overcome. 1513 01:51:06,327 --> 01:51:08,496 We believe we can cover you through Lowndes County, 1514 01:51:08,579 --> 01:51:12,166 but once we add the final day's march through Montgomery, 1515 01:51:12,250 --> 01:51:14,877 and you're passing through all those tall buildings and whatnot, 1516 01:51:14,961 --> 01:51:16,921 coverage becomes challenging. 1517 01:51:18,589 --> 01:51:21,008 So please consider 1518 01:51:22,176 --> 01:51:23,719 driving in on the final leg. 1519 01:51:23,803 --> 01:51:27,348 And please consider nixing the speech at the Capitol. 1520 01:51:29,600 --> 01:51:31,769 Well, if Wallace will see us when we arrive, 1521 01:51:31,853 --> 01:51:33,938 there'll be no need for a speech. 1522 01:51:35,189 --> 01:51:36,899 Can you arrange that? 1523 01:51:42,572 --> 01:51:43,948 I can't hide. 1524 01:51:45,616 --> 01:51:48,286 We can't hide. You understand. 1525 01:51:52,206 --> 01:51:54,834 I don't want to see this go wrong for you. 1526 01:51:57,295 --> 01:51:59,630 Don't you want to protect yourself, Doctor? 1527 01:52:01,382 --> 01:52:03,467 Let me try to do that. 1528 01:52:05,803 --> 01:52:07,555 You know, I know you want to live to see 1529 01:52:07,638 --> 01:52:10,057 the fruits of all this work. I know you do. 1530 01:52:12,977 --> 01:52:16,772 I'm just asking you to allow us to help you do that. 1531 01:52:24,488 --> 01:52:26,949 I'm no different than anybody else. 1532 01:52:28,993 --> 01:52:31,746 I want to live long and be happy. 1533 01:52:33,998 --> 01:52:37,335 But I'll not be focusing on what I want today. 1534 01:52:39,003 --> 01:52:41,380 I'm focused on what God wants. 1535 01:52:44,675 --> 01:52:49,180 We're here for a reason, through many, many storms. 1536 01:52:53,517 --> 01:52:57,229 But, today, the sun is shining, and I'm about to stand in its warmth 1537 01:52:57,313 --> 01:53:01,734 alongside a lot of freedom-loving people who worked hard to get us here. 1538 01:53:03,152 --> 01:53:07,198 I may not be with them for all the sunny days to come, 1539 01:53:09,200 --> 01:53:12,203 but as long as there is light ahead for them, 1540 01:53:14,205 --> 01:53:16,123 it's worth it to me. 1541 01:53:25,549 --> 01:53:27,218 Thank you, John. 1542 01:55:11,155 --> 01:55:15,409 We heard them say we'd never make it here. 1543 01:55:17,328 --> 01:55:21,874 We heard them say they'd stop us, if it was the last thing they did. 1544 01:55:23,876 --> 01:55:27,880 We heard them say we don't deserve to be here. 1545 01:55:29,882 --> 01:55:33,928 But today, we stand as Americans. 1546 01:55:37,681 --> 01:55:39,225 We are here, 1547 01:55:40,101 --> 01:55:43,270 and we ain't gonna let nobody turn us around. 1548 01:55:44,688 --> 01:55:47,233 This mighty march, 1549 01:55:48,067 --> 01:55:50,361 which will be counted as one of the greatest 1550 01:55:50,444 --> 01:55:54,281 demonstrations of protest and progress, 1551 01:55:54,365 --> 01:55:57,993 ends here in the Capitol of Alabama 1552 01:55:58,077 --> 01:56:00,162 for a vital purpose. 1553 01:56:00,704 --> 01:56:04,959 We have not fought only for the right to sit where we please 1554 01:56:05,042 --> 01:56:08,129 and go to school where we please. 1555 01:56:08,212 --> 01:56:12,383 We do not only strive here today to vote as we please. 1556 01:56:13,551 --> 01:56:15,302 But with our commitment, 1557 01:56:15,386 --> 01:56:19,557 we give birth each day to a new energy 1558 01:56:19,640 --> 01:56:23,185 that is stronger than our strongest opposition. 1559 01:56:25,396 --> 01:56:28,774 And we embrace this new energy so boldly, 1560 01:56:28,858 --> 01:56:31,277 embody it so fervently, 1561 01:56:31,360 --> 01:56:34,530 that its reflection illuminates a great darkness. 1562 01:56:37,408 --> 01:56:40,661 Our society has distorted who we are. 1563 01:56:41,871 --> 01:56:44,540 From slavery to the Reconstruction 1564 01:56:44,957 --> 01:56:48,335 to the precipice at which we now stand, 1565 01:56:48,419 --> 01:56:54,216 we have seen powerful white men rule the world 1566 01:56:54,633 --> 01:56:59,513 while offering poor white men a vicious lie as placation. 1567 01:57:00,598 --> 01:57:03,517 And when the poor white man's children 1568 01:57:03,601 --> 01:57:07,062 wail with a hunger that cannot be satisfied, 1569 01:57:07,688 --> 01:57:11,275 he feeds them that same vicious lie. 1570 01:57:12,401 --> 01:57:14,737 A lie whispering to them 1571 01:57:15,279 --> 01:57:17,615 that regardless of their lot in life, 1572 01:57:18,449 --> 01:57:22,119 they can at least be triumphant in the knowledge 1573 01:57:22,203 --> 01:57:26,999 that their whiteness makes them superior to blackness. 1574 01:57:27,499 --> 01:57:28,959 But we know the truth. 1575 01:57:30,377 --> 01:57:35,507 We know the truth, and we will go forward to that truth, to freedom. 1576 01:57:38,636 --> 01:57:40,512 We will not be stopped. 1577 01:57:42,306 --> 01:57:43,891 We will march for our rights. 1578 01:57:44,600 --> 01:57:48,687 We will march to demand treatment as full citizens. 1579 01:57:48,812 --> 01:57:52,483 We will march until the viciousness and the darkness 1580 01:57:52,566 --> 01:57:55,903 gives way to the light of righteousness. 1581 01:57:56,487 --> 01:58:00,491 No man, no myth, 1582 01:58:00,699 --> 01:58:04,995 no malaise will stop this movement. 1583 01:58:05,079 --> 01:58:09,750 We forbid it. For we know that it is this darkness 1584 01:58:09,833 --> 01:58:14,004 that murders the best in us and the best of us. 1585 01:58:15,506 --> 01:58:19,301 Whether Jimmie Lee Jackson or James Reeb, 1586 01:58:21,053 --> 01:58:24,348 or four blameless little girls 1587 01:58:24,598 --> 01:58:28,727 struck down before they had even begun. 1588 01:58:30,354 --> 01:58:35,442 You may ask, when will we be free of this darkness? 1589 01:58:35,526 --> 01:58:38,028 I say to you today, my brothers and sisters, 1590 01:58:38,362 --> 01:58:41,699 despite the pain, despite the tears, 1591 01:58:41,782 --> 01:58:44,326 our freedom will soon be upon us. 1592 01:58:47,246 --> 01:58:51,500 For "truth crushed to earth will rise again." 1593 01:58:54,253 --> 01:58:56,630 When will we be free? 1594 01:58:57,506 --> 01:58:59,883 Soon, and very soon. 1595 01:58:59,967 --> 01:59:03,220 Because you shall reap what you sow. 1596 01:59:07,141 --> 01:59:08,642 When will we be free? 1597 01:59:09,643 --> 01:59:11,812 Soon, and very soon. 1598 01:59:12,604 --> 01:59:15,482 Because no lie can live forever. 1599 01:59:19,236 --> 01:59:21,196 When will we be free? 1600 01:59:21,280 --> 01:59:23,615 Soon, and very soon 1601 01:59:23,699 --> 01:59:26,327 because "Mine eyes have seen 1602 01:59:26,410 --> 01:59:29,246 "the glory of the coming of the Lord. 1603 01:59:29,330 --> 01:59:31,498 "He is trampling out the vintage 1604 01:59:31,582 --> 01:59:33,917 "where the grapes of wrath are stored. 1605 01:59:34,001 --> 01:59:35,919 "He hath loosed the fateful lightning 1606 01:59:36,003 --> 01:59:38,172 "of his terrible swift sword. 1607 01:59:38,255 --> 01:59:40,341 "His truth is marching on. 1608 01:59:40,424 --> 01:59:42,509 "Glory! Hallelujah! 1609 01:59:42,593 --> 01:59:44,887 "Glory! Hallelujah! 1610 01:59:44,970 --> 01:59:47,014 "Glory! Hallelujah! 1611 01:59:47,097 --> 01:59:50,267 "His truth is marching on."