1 00:00:05,172 --> 00:00:06,773 Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:07,941 --> 00:00:09,276 They took our home away. 3 00:00:09,310 --> 00:00:11,145 They took away my mother. 4 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,279 I look forward to your future, 5 00:00:12,313 --> 00:00:15,116 and the great things you will do growing the Nation. 6 00:00:15,149 --> 00:00:16,883 I was just named minister of 7 00:00:16,916 --> 00:00:19,053 Temple No. 7 in Harlem. 8 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:21,888 All I'll ever be is Daddy King's son. 9 00:00:21,921 --> 00:00:23,157 I wanna be more than that. 10 00:00:23,190 --> 00:00:25,292 We will demand change no matter what we face. 11 00:00:25,326 --> 00:00:27,761 We have God on our side. 12 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:30,131 I got offered a head pastor position in Montgomery. 13 00:00:30,164 --> 00:00:33,167 If things aren't right for Negroes in the South, 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,802 they aren't gonna be right anywhere in this country. 15 00:01:50,377 --> 00:01:52,679 Peek-a-boo. 16 00:01:54,981 --> 00:01:56,250 Peek-a-boo. 17 00:01:56,283 --> 00:01:57,984 "Not only is this boycott a 18 00:01:58,018 --> 00:01:59,652 vessel of change for the Negro, 19 00:01:59,686 --> 00:02:01,721 it's a prevailing ship of righteousness towards 20 00:02:01,754 --> 00:02:03,190 a better tomorrow." 21 00:02:03,224 --> 00:02:04,757 Pretty good, right? 22 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:07,894 Vessel and ship are the same thing. 23 00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:09,629 Hmm? 24 00:02:16,137 --> 00:02:18,405 See, I'm trying to get her to laugh all night, 25 00:02:18,439 --> 00:02:19,473 but I got nothing. 26 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:21,175 'Cause you don't have the magic touch. 27 00:02:21,208 --> 00:02:22,376 Oh, yeah? 28 00:02:22,409 --> 00:02:23,444 Does he? 29 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,980 No, no, no. He doesn't have it now. 30 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:28,748 Yeah? 31 00:02:28,781 --> 00:02:30,417 Hmm. 32 00:02:30,451 --> 00:02:32,119 You're showing off now. 33 00:02:32,153 --> 00:02:33,853 Yes. Yeah. 34 00:02:39,792 --> 00:02:44,198 Just let it. Just let it rang. 35 00:02:44,931 --> 00:02:47,067 They'll hang up. 36 00:03:02,216 --> 00:03:03,683 Hello? 37 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:05,785 Nigger preacher, 38 00:03:05,818 --> 00:03:10,357 I will kill you, your wife, and your child. 39 00:03:38,118 --> 00:03:39,819 Yes? 40 00:03:39,852 --> 00:03:42,989 Martin, it's me, Ralph. 41 00:03:53,300 --> 00:03:55,169 How are Coretta and the baby? 42 00:03:55,202 --> 00:03:58,105 They're fine. 43 00:03:58,138 --> 00:04:00,441 And you? 44 00:04:25,165 --> 00:04:27,401 This isn't a mistake, is it? 45 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:30,537 Protecting your family is never a mistake. 46 00:04:55,195 --> 00:04:56,430 Sister Betty, 47 00:04:56,463 --> 00:05:00,134 the Honorable Elijah Muhammad has provided an answer to the 48 00:05:00,167 --> 00:05:02,436 central question amongst us all. 49 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:04,271 Who is the Original Man? 50 00:05:04,305 --> 00:05:06,973 The Original Man is the Asiatic Black Man, 51 00:05:07,007 --> 00:05:08,075 the maker, the owner, 52 00:05:08,108 --> 00:05:11,045 the cream of the planet Earth, God of the Universe. 53 00:05:11,078 --> 00:05:13,013 The light of the sun. 54 00:05:13,047 --> 00:05:15,449 In fact, the Black Man existed before the sun. 55 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:18,319 Therefore, he is the maker and owner of the sun. 56 00:05:18,352 --> 00:05:20,421 Yet you are a woman. 57 00:05:20,454 --> 00:05:21,588 How do you respond? 58 00:05:21,622 --> 00:05:23,923 When we say man, we mean woman, 59 00:05:23,956 --> 00:05:25,592 because we can't say man without woman. 60 00:05:25,626 --> 00:05:28,595 Woman is the origin that man evolved. 61 00:05:28,629 --> 00:05:30,130 As we are taught, 62 00:05:30,164 --> 00:05:32,199 we are all intertwined in the light of Allah. 63 00:05:32,932 --> 00:05:37,304 The most disrespected person in America 64 00:05:37,338 --> 00:05:39,073 is the Black woman. 65 00:05:39,106 --> 00:05:40,174 Yeah. 66 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:44,345 The most unprotected person in America 67 00:05:44,378 --> 00:05:46,246 is the Black woman. 68 00:05:46,913 --> 00:05:50,517 The most neglected person in America is the Black woman. 69 00:05:51,085 --> 00:05:56,023 And as Muslims, the honorable Elijah Muhammed teaches us to 70 00:05:56,056 --> 00:05:59,992 respect, and protect our women. 71 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:05,132 And the only time a Muslim gets real violent... 72 00:06:05,599 --> 00:06:07,234 Uh-hmm. 73 00:06:07,267 --> 00:06:10,937 Is when someone tries to harm our women. 74 00:06:10,970 --> 00:06:12,872 I know you know. 75 00:06:14,541 --> 00:06:18,278 We will kill you for our woman. 76 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:21,248 Now, I'm speaking plainly now. 77 00:06:21,281 --> 00:06:25,018 We will kill you for our woman! 78 00:06:26,387 --> 00:06:29,456 And we believe that if the White man will do whatever is 79 00:06:29,490 --> 00:06:33,993 necessary to see that his woman gets respect and protection, 80 00:06:34,027 --> 00:06:37,398 then you and I will never be recognized as men until we 81 00:06:37,431 --> 00:06:41,668 stand up like men and pay the same penalty on the man 82 00:06:41,702 --> 00:06:43,537 who puts his filthy hands out, 83 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:45,439 in the direction of our women. 84 00:06:47,708 --> 00:06:49,676 And it all starts here. 85 00:06:50,344 --> 00:06:54,615 With our women of the Nation and the power instilled in each 86 00:06:54,648 --> 00:07:01,255 and every one of you, I promise, we promise, 87 00:07:03,323 --> 00:07:08,195 to honor your commitment with the strength that you deserve. 88 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,934 That's right! 89 00:07:20,474 --> 00:07:22,476 I appreciate you being here. 90 00:07:23,277 --> 00:07:25,712 When are you gonna talk to him? 91 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:29,349 Why do you always have to focus on the wrong things? 92 00:07:29,750 --> 00:07:31,685 I swear, Betty, you could be an ice cube as 93 00:07:31,718 --> 00:07:32,719 cold you are. 94 00:07:32,753 --> 00:07:34,087 Loosen up. 95 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:35,722 Grace, you are a heathen. 96 00:07:35,756 --> 00:07:38,958 I'm perfectly happy focusing on completing my nursing studies. 97 00:07:39,226 --> 00:07:41,662 I'll leave the husband hunting to you. 98 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:43,363 Oh, stop it. 99 00:07:43,397 --> 00:07:46,333 Powerful words, Minister. 100 00:07:46,366 --> 00:07:49,203 I guess at this point we should expect nothing less. 101 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:53,507 Thank you for your kind words, Sister Grace. 102 00:07:54,741 --> 00:07:57,177 Your compliments never fall on deaf ears. 103 00:07:57,211 --> 00:07:59,746 A pleasure to see you. 104 00:07:59,780 --> 00:08:02,516 But I'm curious, what did you think? 105 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,351 I'm sorry. 106 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:05,786 I didn't make a proper introduction. 107 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:08,222 This is Sister Betty X. 108 00:08:08,489 --> 00:08:10,457 She's one of our new members of the Temple. 109 00:08:10,491 --> 00:08:11,758 Oh, I know. 110 00:08:11,792 --> 00:08:13,694 I make it a point to clock each person who comes 111 00:08:13,727 --> 00:08:16,196 through our doors. 112 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:19,166 Sister Betty, Praise to Allah for your choice to 113 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:20,367 join the Nation. 114 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:21,768 It's a pleasure to finally meet you. 115 00:08:21,802 --> 00:08:23,737 Hmm, finally? 116 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:26,106 I didn't realize I was being watched. 117 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:29,376 Well, you have attended my last five speeches. 118 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:32,746 It'd be nearly impossible for you not to stand out. 119 00:08:32,779 --> 00:08:34,781 Considering... 120 00:08:35,382 --> 00:08:39,086 Um, I thought your speech was moving. 121 00:08:39,553 --> 00:08:41,655 Hmm. 122 00:08:41,688 --> 00:08:45,058 We need more men like you in our communities. 123 00:08:45,092 --> 00:08:46,560 But it would've been nice to have more people 124 00:08:46,593 --> 00:08:47,794 hear your words. 125 00:08:47,828 --> 00:08:49,363 Yeah. 126 00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:51,365 Well, we're working on that night and day. 127 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:53,133 Harlem is a tough cookie to crack. 128 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:56,270 But, um, any advice you can give? 129 00:08:56,303 --> 00:08:58,138 I'd be all ears. 130 00:08:58,171 --> 00:09:00,541 If I have any, I'll be sure to let you know. 131 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:02,309 Yeah, I'd like that. 132 00:09:02,342 --> 00:09:05,746 Excuse me, Minister, Sisters, car is ready. 133 00:09:06,747 --> 00:09:08,282 Of course. 134 00:09:08,315 --> 00:09:10,717 Have Brother Hinton come with us. 135 00:09:13,654 --> 00:09:16,423 All right, Sister Betty. 136 00:09:16,456 --> 00:09:19,726 Um, I look forward to seeing you soon. 137 00:09:20,861 --> 00:09:22,563 Okay. 138 00:09:23,263 --> 00:09:25,299 Girl, he's been watching you. 139 00:09:28,802 --> 00:09:30,404 Chief Sellers, what are your thoughts 140 00:09:30,437 --> 00:09:31,405 on the boycott? 141 00:09:31,438 --> 00:09:32,472 Well, thank you, ma'am. 142 00:09:32,506 --> 00:09:35,375 Most Nigras wanna ride but are intimidated by the 143 00:09:35,409 --> 00:09:37,778 goon squads under the command of the Negro elites. 144 00:09:38,211 --> 00:09:39,746 Hmm. 145 00:09:39,780 --> 00:09:42,349 Oh, Dr. King, as MIA President. 146 00:09:42,382 --> 00:09:43,717 Uh-hmm. 147 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:45,385 Are you at all concerned by these comments? 148 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:46,720 Oh, concerned, no. 149 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:49,489 I am impressed we could be both goons and elite in 150 00:09:49,523 --> 00:09:51,124 the same breath, however. 151 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:55,228 I just talked to my contact at the paper. 152 00:09:55,262 --> 00:09:56,430 Oh. 153 00:09:56,463 --> 00:09:57,564 That son of a bitch Mayor is banning 154 00:09:57,598 --> 00:09:59,466 all the Black-owned taxis from giving low-fare rides 155 00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:00,534 to the boycotters. 156 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:01,568 What? 157 00:10:01,602 --> 00:10:02,736 Well, without taxis, 158 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,371 we have nearly 40,000 Negro bus riders 159 00:10:04,404 --> 00:10:05,772 without transportation. 160 00:10:05,806 --> 00:10:07,774 We also ain't gonna have a boycott no more neither. 161 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:09,876 Because of the press coverage we've been getting, 162 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:12,245 we've outdone expectations for fundraising. 163 00:10:12,279 --> 00:10:15,482 With the money, we could buy a fleet of 20 station wagons 164 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:16,650 to help the boycott. 165 00:10:16,683 --> 00:10:18,518 We do that and we run the risk of being sued 166 00:10:18,552 --> 00:10:20,520 for setting up an illegal transit system. 167 00:10:20,554 --> 00:10:21,655 And what's next? 168 00:10:21,688 --> 00:10:25,258 They'll arrest us all for not getting on the buses? 169 00:10:25,659 --> 00:10:28,328 You joke, but you all need to start wrapping your 170 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:31,231 minds around the fact that the Montgomery city government will 171 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:33,300 use any means at its disposal, 172 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:34,868 including legal action against us, 173 00:10:34,901 --> 00:10:36,470 to stop this boycott. 174 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:37,938 There is another way. 175 00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:41,274 We organize a carpool similar to the one the reverend I spoke 176 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:43,810 to down in Baton Rouge did. 177 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:46,880 Car owners volunteer their cars, 178 00:10:46,913 --> 00:10:48,815 drivers volunteer to drive. 179 00:10:48,849 --> 00:10:52,352 No money exchanges hands directly. 180 00:10:52,386 --> 00:10:55,822 But passengers can donate to the MIA, and in turn, 181 00:10:55,856 --> 00:10:59,493 the MIA could subsidize the costs of the carpool. 182 00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:00,394 That sounds great. 183 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:01,695 You're onto something now. 184 00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:02,929 Yeah. 185 00:11:02,963 --> 00:11:04,531 Martin, don't forget, 186 00:11:04,564 --> 00:11:06,266 we have negotiations in a few days with the Mayor. 187 00:11:06,299 --> 00:11:08,969 This community is desperate for results. 188 00:11:09,003 --> 00:11:10,837 And we intend to come through. 189 00:11:10,871 --> 00:11:13,674 Well, good. 190 00:11:15,475 --> 00:11:17,611 But just know we not in need of a hero here. 191 00:11:17,644 --> 00:11:19,946 All we need to do is to stand behind our demands. 192 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:21,848 Nothing more, Martin. 193 00:11:21,882 --> 00:11:24,885 You cannot blow this. 194 00:11:32,993 --> 00:11:36,596 So I tell him, there are two kinds of stupid 195 00:11:36,630 --> 00:11:39,866 in this world, and son, you're both of 'em. 196 00:11:43,004 --> 00:11:44,471 You made it. 197 00:11:44,504 --> 00:11:47,507 Senator, you are in for a real treat. 198 00:11:47,708 --> 00:11:50,777 Wendall here is the best barber in all of DC. 199 00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:53,014 Well, I'm not looking for a haircut. 200 00:11:53,047 --> 00:11:54,848 Let me guess, when you're on the Hill, 201 00:11:54,881 --> 00:11:56,650 you go to that shop in the basement. 202 00:11:56,683 --> 00:11:59,753 Old fella named Calhoun runs it. 203 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:02,355 Man's in his 70s and has the shakes. 204 00:12:02,389 --> 00:12:04,658 I wouldn't trust him to cut a fart. 205 00:12:05,059 --> 00:12:07,360 Whenever I'm feeling homesick, 206 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:10,330 I stop in for a little bull session and a cut 207 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:11,765 from Wendall here. 208 00:12:11,798 --> 00:12:14,901 Even if it's packed, he always finds a seat for me. 209 00:12:14,935 --> 00:12:19,539 I wanted to talk about this nasty boycott 210 00:12:20,407 --> 00:12:22,876 business in Montgomery. 211 00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:25,479 This seems hardly the appropriate place 212 00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:27,881 for that conversation, Senator Thurmond. 213 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:29,883 You are the senator from Alabama, 214 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:32,385 so it feels mighty appropriate to me. 215 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:34,287 And with it being an election year, 216 00:12:34,321 --> 00:12:38,025 I'm sure the voters in your state would agree. 217 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:42,963 Now, seems somebody ought to muzzle that uppity 218 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:47,367 boycott spokesman, Reverend Martin Luther King. 219 00:12:49,436 --> 00:12:52,372 Folks up north growing more sympathetic 220 00:12:52,405 --> 00:12:54,641 to their cause. 221 00:12:54,674 --> 00:12:58,745 Now removing him could mean more support for them. 222 00:12:59,579 --> 00:13:02,582 There's another way to stop their momentum. 223 00:13:03,717 --> 00:13:05,052 You distract them. 224 00:13:05,086 --> 00:13:07,654 There's nothing those people hate more than a racist. 225 00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:10,390 So why not give them one to focus on? 226 00:13:10,423 --> 00:13:12,425 I have friends on the Citizens Council. 227 00:13:12,459 --> 00:13:15,862 I'd be happy to reach out. 228 00:13:16,997 --> 00:13:20,867 I've taken the initiative of drafting the manifesto. 229 00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:26,573 I want to proclaim our right to use any and all means of 230 00:13:26,606 --> 00:13:30,111 resistance against further federal infringement of our 231 00:13:30,144 --> 00:13:34,614 right to keep the South free, separate and White. 232 00:13:36,017 --> 00:13:38,985 I'm calling for the signature of every Southern Democrat and 233 00:13:39,020 --> 00:13:41,122 I'd like yours to be the very first. 234 00:13:41,155 --> 00:13:43,423 There's some pretty strong language in here. 235 00:13:43,456 --> 00:13:47,128 You'll be seen as some crazy White supremacist. 236 00:13:47,161 --> 00:13:51,598 I am not a White supremacist. 237 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:54,035 I'm a civil rights activist. 238 00:13:56,770 --> 00:13:59,140 Let's start distributing it today. 239 00:13:59,173 --> 00:14:01,474 The sooner we get this out there, 240 00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:04,344 the better it'll be for all of us. 241 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,147 Even Wendall here will be better off. 242 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:07,514 Ain't that right? 243 00:14:07,547 --> 00:14:09,083 Yes sir. 244 00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:10,450 All grace to Allah. 245 00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:12,053 Thank you. 246 00:14:14,855 --> 00:14:17,424 It's Brother Hinton, right? 247 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:18,892 Yes sir. 248 00:14:18,925 --> 00:14:20,427 How old are you? 249 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,063 17. 250 00:14:22,096 --> 00:14:24,865 How long were you inside? 251 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:29,170 Listen, for months after I was released, 252 00:14:29,203 --> 00:14:32,405 I had the hardest time sleeping. 253 00:14:33,807 --> 00:14:36,676 I bought new mattresses, new covers, 254 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:41,681 even got one of those fancy feather pillows. 255 00:14:42,049 --> 00:14:45,052 Nothing worked. 256 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:48,588 I guess one night it was real hot. 257 00:14:48,622 --> 00:14:51,524 I'm talking devil in your bedroom. 258 00:14:51,558 --> 00:14:53,060 Hot. 259 00:14:53,094 --> 00:14:56,663 So I decided to leave all the windows open. 260 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:58,598 Man, it was loud. 261 00:14:58,632 --> 00:15:03,503 The thing is I slept like a baby that night. 262 00:15:03,770 --> 00:15:06,539 I'd grown used to the noise in prison and life on 263 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:10,677 the outside was too quiet. 264 00:15:10,977 --> 00:15:15,216 There was no noise to drown out your thoughts, 265 00:15:15,249 --> 00:15:17,651 which aren't always good. 266 00:15:17,684 --> 00:15:19,653 Still have those thoughts? 267 00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:22,023 No. 268 00:15:22,056 --> 00:15:26,593 I've also slid with my windows open ever since. 269 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,829 Never be ashamed of your prison past. 270 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:33,234 That's what brought you to Allah just like me. 271 00:15:33,267 --> 00:15:36,670 Hinton, why don't you head on inside and 272 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:38,705 start bringing in the kitchen supplies? 273 00:15:45,146 --> 00:15:48,082 Brother Minister, I hear everyone in Chicago has been 274 00:15:48,115 --> 00:15:50,084 very impressed with the work you've done so far 275 00:15:50,117 --> 00:15:52,819 here in Harlem. 276 00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:54,487 But there is one thing. 277 00:15:54,521 --> 00:15:56,190 What is it? 278 00:15:56,223 --> 00:15:57,857 As minister, not only do you have 279 00:15:57,891 --> 00:16:00,127 a responsibility to grow the temple, 280 00:16:00,161 --> 00:16:03,097 but you also have a duty to represent it as well. 281 00:16:03,130 --> 00:16:06,666 Being an unwed man gives off the wrong impression. 282 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:09,236 You understand what I'm saying? 283 00:16:20,780 --> 00:16:22,916 Jo Ann, I don't recognize him. 284 00:16:23,084 --> 00:16:24,851 Doubt you would without the white hood. 285 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,619 That's Luther Ingalls, head of the local 286 00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:28,888 White Citizens' Council. 287 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:32,625 We were under the impression that today's meeting 288 00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:35,829 was between the MIA and the city commissioners only. 289 00:16:36,063 --> 00:16:38,265 I'd be remiss if I didn't officially I'd object to the 290 00:16:38,299 --> 00:16:40,101 White Citizens' Council's 291 00:16:40,134 --> 00:16:42,003 invitation to these negotiations. 292 00:16:42,036 --> 00:16:45,039 We are merely concerned interest group the 293 00:16:45,072 --> 00:16:46,639 same as the MIA. 294 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:48,175 Let me be clear. 295 00:16:48,209 --> 00:16:50,177 There are no comparisons between us and you. 296 00:16:50,211 --> 00:16:53,280 You all have a definitive point of view, 297 00:16:53,314 --> 00:16:54,281 so do we. 298 00:16:54,315 --> 00:16:56,017 But your point of view is backed by 299 00:16:56,050 --> 00:16:57,550 hate and violence. 300 00:16:57,584 --> 00:16:59,786 But it was you, Mr. King that arrived here 301 00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:03,623 already had inflicted damage on us with your boycott... 302 00:17:03,957 --> 00:17:05,925 And what do you call the demeaning and vile 303 00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:07,794 treatment of Negro women like 304 00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:09,562 Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, 305 00:17:09,596 --> 00:17:11,998 Susie McDonald, Aurelia Browder, Mary Louise Smith, 306 00:17:12,033 --> 00:17:14,335 and so many others on your city buses... 307 00:17:14,368 --> 00:17:16,703 Business as usual? 308 00:17:17,371 --> 00:17:19,306 We call it enforcing the law. 309 00:17:19,340 --> 00:17:20,940 Then the laws are just as backwards as 310 00:17:20,974 --> 00:17:22,642 the men enforcing them. 311 00:17:22,675 --> 00:17:25,879 Seems the only business going on here is you 312 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:28,948 looking to make a name for yourself so you can go out and 313 00:17:28,982 --> 00:17:30,850 peacock for the cameras. 314 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,689 Does he really speak for all of you? 315 00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:39,026 Mr. Mayor, Dr. King speaks for me, 316 00:17:39,060 --> 00:17:42,129 the MIA and every single Negro boycotting 317 00:17:42,163 --> 00:17:43,930 those empty buses outside. 318 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:45,099 Uh-hmm. 319 00:17:45,132 --> 00:17:49,070 That may be, but we will not be bullied. 320 00:17:51,704 --> 00:17:54,607 These negotiations are over. 321 00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:10,291 What in the hell was that? 322 00:18:10,824 --> 00:18:12,692 You just made any chance of them giving us what 323 00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:13,993 we want impossible. 324 00:18:14,028 --> 00:18:15,862 Watch it E.D. Martin only did what he 325 00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:17,098 thought was right. 326 00:18:17,131 --> 00:18:20,267 Exactly what he thought was right. 327 00:18:20,301 --> 00:18:23,770 I knew your inexperience was going to be a problem. 328 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:26,706 I can't believe it. 329 00:18:28,175 --> 00:18:31,278 The goal here was to end the boycott, 330 00:18:31,312 --> 00:18:33,613 not change the world. 331 00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:40,421 You know what? 332 00:18:40,454 --> 00:18:41,788 Stop being stressed out. 333 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,157 Can we help you? 334 00:18:43,190 --> 00:18:44,958 Yes. Coffee, please. 335 00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:48,295 Two sugars with just a tickle of lemon. 336 00:18:48,329 --> 00:18:50,763 My drive from New York was quite long. 337 00:18:52,233 --> 00:18:54,335 I'm sorry. Who are you? 338 00:18:56,036 --> 00:18:59,772 Bayard Rustin. 339 00:19:00,374 --> 00:19:02,809 It's a pleasure to meet you. 340 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:04,811 My name is Coretta King and this is... 341 00:19:04,844 --> 00:19:07,014 Dr. Martin Luther King, 342 00:19:07,047 --> 00:19:11,352 I'm aware, pleased to make your acquaintances and 343 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:14,088 you must be Reverend Abernathy. 344 00:19:14,121 --> 00:19:15,322 That would make you... 345 00:19:15,356 --> 00:19:17,224 Juanita Abernathy. 346 00:19:17,258 --> 00:19:20,194 What is it that brings you to our humble city? 347 00:19:20,227 --> 00:19:23,230 Mr. Rustin is a brilliant organizer, pacifist, 348 00:19:23,264 --> 00:19:26,133 and well-regarded leader in non-violence. 349 00:19:26,333 --> 00:19:29,236 I was also raised Quaker, sang the blues with 350 00:19:29,270 --> 00:19:31,704 Leadbelly and on occasion happened known 351 00:19:31,738 --> 00:19:34,707 to be quite the raconteur. 352 00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:37,244 You may not know this, 353 00:19:37,278 --> 00:19:39,113 but I met you a long time ago when I was 354 00:19:39,146 --> 00:19:40,847 at school at Antioch, 355 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,749 you gave a speech entitled, 356 00:19:42,782 --> 00:19:45,219 "How to Conquer Jim Crow." 357 00:19:45,252 --> 00:19:47,887 You said, "That if we desire a society where 358 00:19:47,921 --> 00:19:49,056 men are brothers, 359 00:19:49,089 --> 00:19:52,226 then we must act towards one another with brotherhood." 360 00:19:52,259 --> 00:19:54,928 I am both flattered and impressed. 361 00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:58,265 You remembered that though not surprised from what I have 362 00:19:58,299 --> 00:20:01,502 briefly gathered about your background Mrs. King, 363 00:20:01,535 --> 00:20:06,440 it is clear that you are much more than what you appear. 364 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:10,311 Something I know very well. 365 00:20:10,544 --> 00:20:13,746 There are very interested parties all across this country 366 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:16,417 that are rooting for your victory here in Montgomery. 367 00:20:16,450 --> 00:20:18,751 Interested in what way? 368 00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:22,389 The victory that you are attempting to secure 369 00:20:22,423 --> 00:20:25,159 has the potential to alter the course of civil rights 370 00:20:25,192 --> 00:20:26,427 in this country. 371 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:29,196 You do see that, don't you? 372 00:20:29,430 --> 00:20:35,536 What we see is a opportunity to bring equality 373 00:20:35,569 --> 00:20:38,272 into Montgomery and desegregate the buses. 374 00:20:38,938 --> 00:20:40,807 Oh, Dr. King. 375 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,910 You and this boycott have to potential to do so, 376 00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:47,047 so much more than that. 377 00:20:47,081 --> 00:20:50,017 So long as you all don't mess it up. 378 00:20:52,219 --> 00:20:56,357 Mr. Rustin, would you join us for dinner tonight? 379 00:20:56,823 --> 00:20:58,858 Tell us what you think. 380 00:20:59,126 --> 00:21:01,328 I'd be delighted. 381 00:21:03,330 --> 00:21:05,466 I was driving through the countryside of Virginia, 382 00:21:05,499 --> 00:21:06,799 hot as hell. 383 00:21:06,833 --> 00:21:07,934 Excuse my language. 384 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,336 And I thought to myself, 385 00:21:09,370 --> 00:21:11,338 if Gandhi can defeat an entire empire without 386 00:21:11,372 --> 00:21:12,972 raising a weapon, 387 00:21:13,007 --> 00:21:14,941 we can end Jim Crow the same way. 388 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:17,311 When people fully commit to the non-violent movement, 389 00:21:17,344 --> 00:21:19,879 it is truly unstoppable. 390 00:21:20,114 --> 00:21:22,283 I fear at the longer the boycott lasts, 391 00:21:22,316 --> 00:21:23,484 the weaker we get. 392 00:21:23,517 --> 00:21:25,085 That's where you're wrong, brother. 393 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:26,953 Every day someone walks to work, 394 00:21:26,986 --> 00:21:29,490 every time someone chooses not to get on a bus, 395 00:21:29,523 --> 00:21:31,358 you grow stronger. 396 00:21:31,392 --> 00:21:32,892 That's your victory. 397 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:35,095 Martin stuck on three simple demand, 398 00:21:35,129 --> 00:21:37,598 but you think he'd ask for the moon on a platter. 399 00:21:37,631 --> 00:21:41,068 If it were easy, everyone would do it. 400 00:21:41,268 --> 00:21:44,571 You're starting a revolution, a Black revolution. 401 00:21:45,239 --> 00:21:46,573 It'll take time. 402 00:21:46,607 --> 00:21:49,043 And what if time isn't on our side? 403 00:21:49,076 --> 00:21:51,211 Those that oppose what we are doing will take arms 404 00:21:51,245 --> 00:21:53,980 against us if we do not consider the same. 405 00:21:54,148 --> 00:21:56,350 Don't. 406 00:21:57,284 --> 00:21:59,986 Non-violence isn't a strategy. 407 00:22:00,020 --> 00:22:01,488 It's a way of life, 408 00:22:01,522 --> 00:22:05,025 one that must be practiced and not just preached. 409 00:22:05,259 --> 00:22:08,162 How can a leader ask others to use it but not practice it 410 00:22:08,195 --> 00:22:09,463 in his own home? 411 00:22:09,496 --> 00:22:13,067 That person would be a hypocrite if you asked me. 412 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,537 But if applied in all aspects, 413 00:22:16,570 --> 00:22:19,206 non-violence has the power to influence not only the 414 00:22:19,239 --> 00:22:22,875 oppressed but also the oppressor. 415 00:22:23,677 --> 00:22:26,913 He can't beat you if he can't hurt you. 416 00:22:28,048 --> 00:22:30,950 People have been walking since the dawn of time. 417 00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:32,419 What are a few more weeks? 418 00:22:32,453 --> 00:22:34,288 Question is... 419 00:22:34,321 --> 00:22:37,091 Do you have what it takes to stick it out... 420 00:22:37,124 --> 00:22:39,293 Change the course of history? 421 00:22:39,460 --> 00:22:40,661 And I believe that we can. 422 00:22:40,694 --> 00:22:43,564 Not we. You. 423 00:22:43,597 --> 00:22:46,533 The people of this city will follow if you show them the way. 424 00:22:46,567 --> 00:22:49,269 But you can't be afraid to do it. 425 00:22:49,303 --> 00:22:51,438 Even if it means leading them past the point of what 426 00:22:51,472 --> 00:22:53,674 they think is possible. 427 00:22:53,707 --> 00:22:57,478 I'm many things, Mr. Rustin. 428 00:22:57,511 --> 00:23:00,147 But afraid is not one of them. 429 00:23:00,180 --> 00:23:02,182 Good. 430 00:23:02,216 --> 00:23:06,053 Because I wouldn't be here if I thought you were. 431 00:23:06,253 --> 00:23:11,291 Show them that non-violence is the way. 432 00:23:30,677 --> 00:23:34,081 Well, well, if it isn't you again. 433 00:23:35,716 --> 00:23:38,685 Why do I get the feeling you're following me, Sister Betty. 434 00:23:40,521 --> 00:23:43,624 You'd be so lucky, minister. 435 00:23:43,657 --> 00:23:45,192 If I'm not mistaken, 436 00:23:45,225 --> 00:23:47,494 this trip was designated for everyone at our temple, 437 00:23:47,528 --> 00:23:50,164 including me and my fellow sisters. 438 00:23:50,397 --> 00:23:52,332 It's true. 439 00:23:52,366 --> 00:23:57,104 But your fellow sisters are over there and yet you 440 00:23:57,137 --> 00:24:00,007 over here near me. 441 00:24:01,775 --> 00:24:08,115 I simply wanted to see that and you just so 442 00:24:08,148 --> 00:24:11,151 happened to be here. 443 00:24:15,155 --> 00:24:17,491 You remember the hope and pride that Africans had after 444 00:24:17,524 --> 00:24:19,126 the revolution in Ghana? 445 00:24:19,159 --> 00:24:20,727 I think Africans everywhere believe that 446 00:24:20,761 --> 00:24:22,496 that torch of freedom would light the way 447 00:24:22,529 --> 00:24:24,364 in their own countries. 448 00:24:24,398 --> 00:24:26,366 Wonder if black folks here realize how heroic 449 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,603 Kwame Nkrumah was in the struggle for freedom? 450 00:24:29,636 --> 00:24:31,371 Well you know, 451 00:24:31,405 --> 00:24:34,274 he once said that I'm not African because 452 00:24:34,308 --> 00:24:36,410 I was born in Africa, but because... 453 00:24:36,443 --> 00:24:38,712 Africa was born in me. 454 00:24:41,048 --> 00:24:42,316 Where are you from, Sister Betty? 455 00:24:42,349 --> 00:24:43,217 Detroit. 456 00:24:43,250 --> 00:24:44,785 Really? That's not what I heard. 457 00:24:44,818 --> 00:24:47,020 If I'm correct, you're from the South. 458 00:24:47,054 --> 00:24:47,955 Tuskegee, right? 459 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:50,424 So not only am I being watched, 460 00:24:50,457 --> 00:24:53,026 but I'm also being in investigated. 461 00:24:53,060 --> 00:24:54,661 What's going on here, minister? 462 00:24:54,695 --> 00:24:57,664 I'm just curious about you, that's all. 463 00:25:00,067 --> 00:25:03,537 Don't hold it against me for being interested. 464 00:25:03,804 --> 00:25:05,739 My mother is from Grenada. 465 00:25:05,772 --> 00:25:09,409 She once hid Marcus Garvey from the FBI when he was 466 00:25:09,443 --> 00:25:12,045 on the run from this country's persecution. 467 00:25:12,079 --> 00:25:15,215 She was also the only female writer in his correspondence, 468 00:25:15,249 --> 00:25:16,683 the Negro World. 469 00:25:16,717 --> 00:25:20,320 She sounds like an extraordinary woman. 470 00:25:20,354 --> 00:25:22,589 She must be very proud of you. 471 00:25:24,625 --> 00:25:28,228 Um, so what keeps you busy? 472 00:25:29,096 --> 00:25:32,065 Montefiore Hospital. 473 00:25:32,099 --> 00:25:35,469 I love to help people, make my hands useful. 474 00:25:37,237 --> 00:25:39,740 I guess, I got it from my mother. 475 00:25:40,140 --> 00:25:42,075 At some point, at least. 476 00:25:42,109 --> 00:25:43,544 Once we leave here, 477 00:25:43,577 --> 00:25:48,181 I'd like to share with you my vision and my plans 478 00:25:48,215 --> 00:25:50,417 for the nation. 479 00:25:51,251 --> 00:25:54,187 I would like that. 480 00:25:54,655 --> 00:25:56,223 If it's all right, 481 00:25:56,256 --> 00:25:57,624 I'd like to share with you my ideas about a 482 00:25:57,658 --> 00:26:00,093 free health clinic. 483 00:26:08,535 --> 00:26:11,371 Minister, we have a problem. 484 00:26:11,405 --> 00:26:12,773 The police assaulted Brother Hinton. 485 00:26:12,806 --> 00:26:15,809 He's in bad shape. 486 00:26:18,278 --> 00:26:20,714 I'm sorry. I have to go. 487 00:26:21,281 --> 00:26:22,382 We have to consult with 488 00:26:22,416 --> 00:26:23,750 Honorable Elijah Muhammad first. 489 00:26:23,784 --> 00:26:25,519 We have no time. 490 00:26:25,552 --> 00:26:27,654 Every minute we wait he can be bleeding to death. 491 00:26:27,688 --> 00:26:31,258 If it was you, I wouldn't wait a second. 492 00:26:31,525 --> 00:26:33,527 Are you coming on not? 493 00:26:36,697 --> 00:26:38,165 No! Look at all of you! 494 00:26:38,198 --> 00:26:39,266 This isn't justice! 495 00:26:39,299 --> 00:26:41,134 What you all gonna do, huh? 496 00:26:45,172 --> 00:26:46,540 Look buddy, 497 00:26:46,573 --> 00:26:48,342 you can act like everyone and wait until he is processed, 498 00:26:48,375 --> 00:26:50,344 which at the earliest will be in the morning. 499 00:26:50,377 --> 00:26:52,312 But I need you to clear out now. 500 00:26:55,716 --> 00:26:58,518 We're not leaving until we see him. 501 00:26:58,552 --> 00:27:00,287 We? 502 00:27:33,487 --> 00:27:36,890 My strength unto you, Brother Hinton. 503 00:27:38,492 --> 00:27:41,361 An ambulance, please. 504 00:27:42,863 --> 00:27:44,865 Get him ambulance now. 505 00:27:52,239 --> 00:27:54,374 Now! 506 00:28:04,251 --> 00:28:06,753 The doctor says he stable, 507 00:28:06,787 --> 00:28:09,222 but it'll be touch and go for the next few days. 508 00:28:09,256 --> 00:28:11,491 If you would've got to him a second later, 509 00:28:11,525 --> 00:28:13,660 it might not have mattered. 510 00:28:21,768 --> 00:28:24,771 You got what you wanted. 511 00:28:24,805 --> 00:28:27,741 Now take your people and go. 512 00:28:30,044 --> 00:28:32,612 See you soon. 513 00:29:05,779 --> 00:29:09,282 This is too much power for one man to have. 514 00:29:38,478 --> 00:29:41,882 Core, Core, Core. 515 00:29:42,616 --> 00:29:45,052 - We're okay. - Oh, God. 516 00:29:45,086 --> 00:29:47,721 We're okay. We got to the back just before. 517 00:29:49,489 --> 00:29:51,825 You're okay. The baby's okay? 518 00:29:51,858 --> 00:29:53,827 Yeah. 519 00:29:56,797 --> 00:29:58,465 Have they said anything? 520 00:29:58,498 --> 00:29:59,599 Just that they're out looking for 521 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:00,967 whoever did it. 522 00:30:01,001 --> 00:30:02,869 But they've been preoccupied with the crowd outside. 523 00:30:02,903 --> 00:30:04,604 Martin, you need to do something before 524 00:30:04,638 --> 00:30:05,939 things turn ugly. 525 00:30:05,972 --> 00:30:09,376 All right. All right. All right. All right. 526 00:30:10,144 --> 00:30:12,345 Now, let's go into the back, all right? 527 00:30:12,379 --> 00:30:15,016 - Okay. - Let's go. Let's go. 528 00:30:29,663 --> 00:30:33,333 Brothers and sisters, listen to me, please. 529 00:30:34,534 --> 00:30:36,636 There's no need to panic. 530 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:38,839 I know you're angry, 531 00:30:38,872 --> 00:30:40,774 but you need to heed Police Chief Sellers' 532 00:30:40,807 --> 00:30:44,045 request and disperse. 533 00:30:45,745 --> 00:30:47,781 I know you want answers. 534 00:30:47,814 --> 00:30:49,382 I want them too, 535 00:30:49,416 --> 00:30:51,484 but right now you need to go on home. 536 00:30:51,518 --> 00:30:54,055 If you have weapons, please take them with you. 537 00:30:54,088 --> 00:30:55,822 But how are we supposed to protect ourselves? 538 00:30:55,856 --> 00:30:58,925 Right. 539 00:30:58,959 --> 00:31:00,927 We cannot counter acts of violence 540 00:31:00,961 --> 00:31:03,530 with mirrored violence. 541 00:31:03,563 --> 00:31:07,534 He who lives by the sword will be vanquished by the sword. 542 00:31:07,567 --> 00:31:11,438 Remember, it was Jesus who told us this. 543 00:31:11,972 --> 00:31:14,941 We must remind ourselves that we are Christians, 544 00:31:14,975 --> 00:31:19,913 remind ourselves that we must meet hate with love. 545 00:31:20,914 --> 00:31:24,985 That what we are doing is right and just, 546 00:31:26,553 --> 00:31:29,589 and God is with us. 547 00:31:30,490 --> 00:31:32,093 We appreciate your support, 548 00:31:32,126 --> 00:31:35,729 but Coretta and the baby are okay. 549 00:31:35,896 --> 00:31:37,831 For now, I need you to go home and 550 00:31:37,864 --> 00:31:41,001 be with your loved ones. 551 00:32:32,719 --> 00:32:34,487 Why do you have that? 552 00:32:34,521 --> 00:32:36,957 This is for our protection. 553 00:32:37,224 --> 00:32:38,625 Don't you think that's something we 554 00:32:38,658 --> 00:32:39,759 should have discussed first? 555 00:32:39,793 --> 00:32:41,628 I don't need your permission to protect my 556 00:32:41,661 --> 00:32:45,132 family however I see fit. 557 00:32:46,533 --> 00:32:49,136 Those men who bombed our home, 558 00:32:49,170 --> 00:32:52,073 they want us to quit. 559 00:32:52,539 --> 00:32:56,043 You go out with that gun, 560 00:32:56,077 --> 00:32:58,645 then they would've gotten what they wanted. 561 00:32:58,678 --> 00:33:01,015 They want us scared. 562 00:33:01,048 --> 00:33:04,218 They did get what they wanted. 563 00:33:05,219 --> 00:33:07,921 I am scared. 564 00:33:17,564 --> 00:33:19,599 You have a visitor. 565 00:33:30,311 --> 00:33:31,911 Daddy, uh, you didn't need to come 566 00:33:31,945 --> 00:33:33,014 all this way tonight. 567 00:33:33,047 --> 00:33:35,316 You think anybody was gonna stop me and 568 00:33:35,349 --> 00:33:36,683 I'm gonna spend the rest of the night 569 00:33:36,716 --> 00:33:38,119 driving back home with you, 570 00:33:38,152 --> 00:33:40,687 Coretta, and my granddaughter coming with me. 571 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,089 No, we're not. 572 00:33:42,123 --> 00:33:44,258 Martin, now I'm proud of what you've done here. 573 00:33:44,291 --> 00:33:45,658 I am. 574 00:33:45,692 --> 00:33:47,794 You shine a light on the wrongs in Montgomery. 575 00:33:47,827 --> 00:33:50,097 But you and this boycott, 576 00:33:50,131 --> 00:33:53,200 you've awakened their anger so deep in the belly 577 00:33:53,234 --> 00:33:57,004 of hateful men that the only possible outcome was violence. 578 00:33:58,738 --> 00:34:01,242 And they ain't gonna stop until they put you in the ground. 579 00:34:01,275 --> 00:34:02,276 I can't leave. 580 00:34:02,309 --> 00:34:04,844 Not now. These people need me. 581 00:34:04,878 --> 00:34:07,881 Damnit, you're my son. 582 00:34:09,150 --> 00:34:11,918 I need you. 583 00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:18,992 Daddy, you gave me my name and said I was 584 00:34:19,026 --> 00:34:22,962 destined for great things. 585 00:34:22,996 --> 00:34:25,266 I believe this boycott is it. 586 00:34:25,299 --> 00:34:26,766 Coretta, will you talk some sense 587 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,004 into your husband? 588 00:34:30,904 --> 00:34:33,640 He's putting you and the baby in danger. 589 00:34:34,408 --> 00:34:37,811 My husband didn't bomb our home. 590 00:34:39,746 --> 00:34:42,249 I didn't just marry the man. 591 00:34:42,283 --> 00:34:46,053 I married the movement and all that comes with it. 592 00:34:47,121 --> 00:34:49,323 This is where we belong. 593 00:34:49,356 --> 00:34:52,326 Together. 594 00:35:03,670 --> 00:35:09,609 It is going to get worse before it gets better. 595 00:35:10,277 --> 00:35:14,381 So you be careful. 596 00:35:40,341 --> 00:35:45,346 Core, you are a true soldier. 597 00:35:45,379 --> 00:35:49,116 I don't know what I would do without you. 598 00:35:52,119 --> 00:35:55,356 You'll never need to know. 599 00:36:19,113 --> 00:36:21,714 Sister Betty, I didn't mean to interrupt. 600 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:24,351 It's all right. 601 00:36:24,385 --> 00:36:28,755 Brother Hinton is resting peacefully. 602 00:36:39,766 --> 00:36:43,903 I, uh, want to thank you 603 00:36:45,372 --> 00:36:50,144 and all the women in our MGT program, 604 00:36:50,177 --> 00:36:54,181 your help is what we need. 605 00:36:54,981 --> 00:37:00,321 I want you to know that the security of all of our members 606 00:37:00,354 --> 00:37:04,191 will be insured from this point moving forward. 607 00:37:05,259 --> 00:37:07,027 That's very kind of you, 608 00:37:07,061 --> 00:37:09,430 but you don't have to worry about me, I'll be fine. 609 00:37:09,463 --> 00:37:11,764 Well, I do worry about you. 610 00:37:11,798 --> 00:37:15,802 And we will do more. I promise. 611 00:37:17,204 --> 00:37:22,343 I believe in what I'm doing. I believe it in my core. 612 00:37:22,875 --> 00:37:27,348 Malcolm, Hinton didn't confront those 613 00:37:27,381 --> 00:37:31,018 policemen because you told him to do that, 614 00:37:31,051 --> 00:37:34,355 or because of some speech you gave. 615 00:37:34,388 --> 00:37:37,491 He did it because it was the right thing to do. 616 00:37:40,427 --> 00:37:43,497 What you're doing is just. 617 00:37:43,530 --> 00:37:46,333 Never question that. 618 00:37:51,904 --> 00:37:55,476 I, um, have to take a trip. 619 00:37:58,978 --> 00:38:03,883 But, uh, if you're not too busy, 620 00:38:03,916 --> 00:38:08,455 I'd love to see you again when I'm back. 621 00:38:10,923 --> 00:38:14,428 I'd love that. 622 00:38:17,131 --> 00:38:23,504 Yeah, I'll, uh, I'll be in touch. 623 00:38:37,251 --> 00:38:40,454 A friend down at the courthouse just confirmed it. 624 00:38:41,622 --> 00:38:44,625 The grand jury just returned a stack of criminal indictments, 625 00:38:44,658 --> 00:38:46,193 arrest warrants for the entire 626 00:38:46,226 --> 00:38:47,894 Montgomery Improvement Association. 627 00:38:47,927 --> 00:38:49,263 89 in all. 628 00:38:49,296 --> 00:38:51,432 This is the biggest mass indictment in the history 629 00:38:51,465 --> 00:38:53,300 of the state. 630 00:38:53,334 --> 00:38:54,568 Fred, when is this going to happen? 631 00:38:54,601 --> 00:38:56,303 Could be as early as tomorrow. 632 00:38:56,337 --> 00:38:58,272 I told you all, the threat of legal action 633 00:38:58,305 --> 00:38:59,506 was a possibility. 634 00:38:59,540 --> 00:39:01,241 Bastards will do anything to cut the head off the boycott. 635 00:39:01,275 --> 00:39:02,909 Ain't going to be no boycott after they 636 00:39:02,942 --> 00:39:05,346 round us up and drag us in. 637 00:39:05,912 --> 00:39:08,048 Have you all considered that it might be 638 00:39:08,082 --> 00:39:11,085 a mistake waiting for the police to come after you all? 639 00:39:14,488 --> 00:39:18,392 If I could, I'd like to suggest a more Gandhi-like approach. 640 00:39:18,625 --> 00:39:21,495 Something along the lines of giving your 641 00:39:21,528 --> 00:39:23,497 attacker the stick. 642 00:39:24,331 --> 00:39:27,934 You have to show them that you aren't afraid of jail. 643 00:39:27,967 --> 00:39:30,937 And how exactly do we do that? 644 00:39:31,105 --> 00:39:33,940 Show them that jail is just a place. 645 00:39:33,973 --> 00:39:36,210 Its power comes from our fear of it. 646 00:39:36,243 --> 00:39:38,345 Show them you don't fear it, it loses its power. 647 00:39:38,379 --> 00:39:41,348 So are you saying we turn ourselves in? 648 00:39:41,382 --> 00:39:43,484 You all are on the precipice of 649 00:39:43,517 --> 00:39:45,386 major, sweeping changes, 650 00:39:45,419 --> 00:39:47,954 but you'll only get there by galloping to the finish line, 651 00:39:47,987 --> 00:39:50,224 not cautiously pulling on the reins. 652 00:39:50,257 --> 00:39:51,592 You have to show them that you're willing 653 00:39:51,625 --> 00:39:53,960 to risk everything, even your freedom, 654 00:39:53,993 --> 00:39:56,663 to keep this boycott going. 655 00:40:03,370 --> 00:40:07,508 Bayard, you may be right, 656 00:40:07,541 --> 00:40:09,610 but many of the folks in this room have people who 657 00:40:09,643 --> 00:40:11,578 depend on them. 658 00:40:11,612 --> 00:40:13,480 Congregations they preside over, 659 00:40:13,514 --> 00:40:14,648 families to look after, 660 00:40:14,681 --> 00:40:19,119 I can't ask them to do this with me. 661 00:40:19,153 --> 00:40:20,953 Well, you ain't got to ask me. 662 00:40:20,987 --> 00:40:23,257 I'm too old and done fought too long to be scared now. 663 00:40:23,290 --> 00:40:25,325 It ain't nothing, not even jail, 664 00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:28,128 is going to stop me from seeing this through. 665 00:40:30,431 --> 00:40:32,399 So I'm with you. 666 00:40:32,433 --> 00:40:34,368 I'm always with you. 667 00:40:34,401 --> 00:40:37,704 So am I. 668 00:41:15,075 --> 00:41:16,777 We heard you was looking for us. 669 00:41:20,581 --> 00:41:21,882 Well, here we are. 670 00:41:28,222 --> 00:41:32,059 After 381 days of perseverance and endurance, 671 00:41:32,226 --> 00:41:35,195 Negro citizens were informed that their hard-fought 672 00:41:35,229 --> 00:41:38,465 decision to bring desegregation of the city buses, 673 00:41:38,499 --> 00:41:42,035 finally came from the United States Supreme Court, 674 00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:44,438 in clear and expedient language. 675 00:41:44,771 --> 00:41:47,808 Segregation on public city buses in Montgomery 676 00:41:47,841 --> 00:41:49,776 is no longer valid. 677 00:41:49,810 --> 00:41:53,413 In light of this, the MIA declares the protests against 678 00:41:53,447 --> 00:41:55,782 the city buses officially over. 679 00:42:00,354 --> 00:42:03,457 I didn't realize it until Coretta said it, 680 00:42:04,124 --> 00:42:09,563 but combatting hate with hate only strengthens the power of 681 00:42:09,596 --> 00:42:12,266 those who choose evil over good. 682 00:42:14,334 --> 00:42:15,469 To break this cycle, 683 00:42:15,502 --> 00:42:18,772 is it upon us to look within ourselves for the courage 684 00:42:18,805 --> 00:42:21,441 we need to do this. 685 00:42:21,475 --> 00:42:26,146 For it is only love that is strong enough to defeat hate. 686 00:42:30,350 --> 00:42:32,719 We achieved what everyone thought impossible. 687 00:42:32,753 --> 00:42:35,155 Now it's time to take on the world. 688 00:42:37,424 --> 00:42:40,527 Well, I have a suggestion of where to start. 689 00:42:40,561 --> 00:42:43,397 Women are the backbone of every movement. 690 00:42:43,430 --> 00:42:47,668 We need to let them know how powerful they can be united. 691 00:42:48,502 --> 00:42:52,239 You know I recognize your power. 692 00:42:52,472 --> 00:42:56,143 But what I think would be best is if you go to Atlanta and 693 00:42:56,176 --> 00:42:57,878 get Yoki settled, 694 00:42:57,911 --> 00:43:01,315 so I don't have to worry about either one of you. 695 00:43:01,582 --> 00:43:05,252 I'll be where the power really is, Washington DC. 696 00:43:05,285 --> 00:43:06,853 That's right. 697 00:43:09,156 --> 00:43:10,791 This is our time, Corrie. 698 00:43:13,694 --> 00:43:15,762 Would you keep this cold, please? 699 00:43:33,213 --> 00:43:36,183 This is fame. Use it wisely. 700 00:43:39,820 --> 00:43:43,357 Oh, yeah. Well done. Well done. 701 00:43:47,894 --> 00:43:50,797 He did it. He did it. 702 00:43:50,831 --> 00:43:51,932 You look beautiful. 703 00:43:51,965 --> 00:43:53,467 Thank you. 704 00:44:12,552 --> 00:44:16,256 Forgive me for the immediacy of this meeting, 705 00:44:16,289 --> 00:44:19,626 but Brother Clyde has informed me of the recent 706 00:44:19,660 --> 00:44:21,662 events in Harlem. 707 00:44:21,695 --> 00:44:25,899 I feel a conversation is warranted. 708 00:44:27,701 --> 00:44:29,836 Absolutely. 709 00:44:30,437 --> 00:44:34,675 And I must start by expressing my gratitude 710 00:44:34,708 --> 00:44:36,943 for discussing this matter, 711 00:44:36,977 --> 00:44:39,780 and gratitude that you are in good health as well. 712 00:44:39,813 --> 00:44:40,947 Praise to Allah. 713 00:44:40,981 --> 00:44:43,717 But please, if I may, 714 00:44:43,917 --> 00:44:45,619 you were sent to spread the message of 715 00:44:45,652 --> 00:44:48,422 the nation to the people. 716 00:44:48,455 --> 00:44:50,223 Why the violence and discord? 717 00:44:50,257 --> 00:44:53,927 Uh, you would have to ask that of our oppressors. 718 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,962 But their actions warranted a response. 719 00:44:55,996 --> 00:44:58,432 - Which was? - Strength. 720 00:44:58,465 --> 00:45:00,434 It is the same sentiment you instilled in me when I was at 721 00:45:00,467 --> 00:45:01,835 my lowest point and the response that 722 00:45:01,868 --> 00:45:03,236 got their attention. 723 00:45:03,270 --> 00:45:05,405 And what was that? 724 00:45:10,477 --> 00:45:13,847 $70,000 to Hinton and the nation. 725 00:45:15,482 --> 00:45:18,285 The largest settlement in New York history. 726 00:45:21,354 --> 00:45:23,657 This is impressive, Malcolm, 727 00:45:23,690 --> 00:45:26,993 but that's not my point. 728 00:45:27,028 --> 00:45:29,996 Why didn't you consult with me first? 729 00:45:30,630 --> 00:45:32,499 Your Honorable One, 730 00:45:32,532 --> 00:45:36,503 I humbly apologize for not consulting with you. 731 00:45:36,903 --> 00:45:39,306 It is an oversight that pains me, 732 00:45:39,339 --> 00:45:44,011 but I hope you know that the love and devotion I have 733 00:45:44,045 --> 00:45:46,780 to you and your teachings would never allow me to do 734 00:45:46,813 --> 00:45:50,350 anything of ill intent towards you. 735 00:45:50,383 --> 00:45:52,452 I do, and always will do, 736 00:45:52,486 --> 00:45:54,888 everything in power of our Nation. 737 00:45:55,355 --> 00:45:57,824 Our Nation, our members, 738 00:45:57,858 --> 00:46:01,661 and our message needs to be protected at all costs. 739 00:46:02,096 --> 00:46:04,331 And within that protection, 740 00:46:04,364 --> 00:46:08,635 there comes to a need to show strength and resolve, 741 00:46:14,008 --> 00:46:16,777 which is exactly which has been demonstrated to 742 00:46:16,810 --> 00:46:20,280 this country which we all inhabit. 743 00:46:21,948 --> 00:46:24,451 Malcolm, I'm proud of you. 744 00:46:24,484 --> 00:46:26,686 If you feel a calling, 745 00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:29,756 I would like to make you the National Representative 746 00:46:29,790 --> 00:46:32,826 to the Nation. 747 00:46:33,094 --> 00:46:37,831 All I ask, is this the future that you desire? 748 00:46:40,967 --> 00:46:43,904 Absolutely. 749 00:46:51,045 --> 00:46:54,681 Then I'll leave you to it. 750 00:47:01,855 --> 00:47:04,958 Well, congratulations. 751 00:47:25,946 --> 00:47:28,548 Sorry if I called you at a troubled time. 752 00:47:29,016 --> 00:47:31,685 Never any trouble when I hear your voice. 753 00:47:31,718 --> 00:47:33,453 How was your trip? 754 00:47:33,486 --> 00:47:35,555 Chicago was prosperous. 755 00:47:35,589 --> 00:47:37,858 Listen, I don't have much time... 756 00:47:38,025 --> 00:47:43,030 And frankly, I hoped to do this in person. 757 00:47:43,496 --> 00:47:47,000 But as Allah alludes, when the spirit is moved, 758 00:47:47,034 --> 00:47:51,504 its message comes with it. 759 00:47:51,771 --> 00:47:54,441 No matter where. 760 00:47:56,610 --> 00:48:00,981 Betty, my life with the Nation is moving in a direction 761 00:48:01,015 --> 00:48:03,483 that Allah has paved. 762 00:48:04,651 --> 00:48:10,124 And it's a destination that leads directly to you. 763 00:48:13,060 --> 00:48:15,662 Brother Malcolm, what are you trying to tell me? 764 00:48:16,230 --> 00:48:20,533 Betty, will you marry me? 765 00:48:26,940 --> 00:48:31,611 Um, yes. Yes, um, 766 00:48:33,214 --> 00:48:36,416 but I have to ask, why now? 767 00:48:37,651 --> 00:48:40,453 Uh, because it feels right and, um, 768 00:48:42,555 --> 00:48:48,561 you and I, fit, and we fit with the Nation. 769 00:48:49,696 --> 00:48:53,533 And I just love how you make me feel. 770 00:48:53,566 --> 00:48:55,835 You inspire me to do more. 771 00:48:55,869 --> 00:48:58,638 And I guess I just love that. 772 00:48:59,506 --> 00:49:01,008 And I hope you feel the same. 773 00:49:02,209 --> 00:49:04,744 Well, I wouldn't have said yes if I didn't. 774 00:49:05,845 --> 00:49:07,981 Get home safe.