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The President of
the United States and Mrs. King.

On November 2, 1983,

Ronald Reagan signed a bill

making Martin Luther King Jr. Day

an official federal holiday...

no thanks to the states
who voted against it.

Yeah, we're looking at you,
Nebraska, Utah, North Carolina,

Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Dakota.

But when it finally happened,

my dad couldn't have been more excited.

Happy first official Reverend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Is this a holiday where we get gifts?

- Not this one.
- Then I'm out.

Dad, you're still coming to speak

at the assembly today, right?

Did Coretta Scott King
babysit John Lithgow?

Yes, she did.

And yes, I am.

I've been looking forward
to this for weeks.

Great. I can't wait for you

to share your Dr. King stories
with my friends.

Aw.

Oh. I got this.

And I'll see you kids at the assembly.

- Have a good day at school.
- Hello?

Bye, kids.

Let me get this straight...

the school is just gonna let
the Duke of Caucasia

be the spokesperson for a black holiday?

It's not a black holiday.
It's an American holiday.

And everyone should be celebrating

what Dr. King did for this country.

And Paul is probably
the only person in this town

- who knew him personally.
- So?

Don't nobody want to hear
about civil rights

from a man
who wear a puka shell necklace.

You're not gonna believe this,

but that was a reporter
with the Gazette.

They want to come by this afternoon

to interview me about Dr. King!

They're sending over
a photographer and everything.

You've got to be kidding me.

- Honey, have you seen my formal shells?
- Top drawer.

♪ In the mix ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, they keep trying ♪

♪ But they can't stop us ♪

♪ 'Cause we got a love ♪

♪ That keeps rising up ♪

♪ In the mix ♪

♪ Life turns around ♪

♪ 'Round and 'round it goes ♪

♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up world ♪
♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up ♪

♪ And that's for sure ♪
♪ Mixed-up ♪

♪ In the mix ♪
♪ Baby ♪

♪ We're gonna get by ♪

♪ We're gonna ♪
♪ On our own, side by side ♪

♪ Love's all we need to be free ♪
♪ Lo-o-o-ve is all ♪

♪ I got you, you got me ♪

♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪

♪ I-I-In the mix ♪

♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪

♪ I-I-In the mix-ish ♪

Ah, this is exactly
how I wanted to spend

the first Martin Luther King Jr. day...

talking about the man
and his message of hope.

How is that different
from any other day?

The March on Washington...
now, that was a power walk.

I should know. I was there.

♪ There was a man who led a march ♪

♪ And King-O was his name-o ♪

♪ K-I-N-G-O ♪

Loretta?

My good friend's wife's name is Coretta.

You might have heard of him?
Martin Luther King?

You are not the right person
for this, Paul.

It wasn't called
the civil whites movement.

Whatever.

You know, what we do today

will set the tone for all future
Martin Luther King Jr. Days,

so we have to get it right.

Well, that's why I convinced
Harrison to allow the firm

to spend today doing
pro bono civil rights cases.

Oh, honey, that is so great.

We should all be doing our part today.

Mm-hmm.

So, Denise, what are you doing
on this first

federally recognized Reverend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

What'd you say? Huh?

She had planned
on getting her nails done.

W-Well... today...

I shall aid Alicia
with her pro bono pursuits.

- Oh, you don't have to.
- Yes, I will.

- Please don't.
- I'll see you there.

- Morning, hippies.
- Hey, hey.

Since today is a double Sunday,
I'm gonna spend it on the links.

Have you seen my 5-iron?

You still needed that?

Yeah. It's part of a set.

What about the pro bono cases?

You were serious? I thought
that was just something you say.

Like when I tell bums
I don't have money.

I always have money.

I was serious.
We barely do any at the firm.

You don't want to help the community?

No, I want to make money.

Paul, let's go! My tee time awaits!

Wait. There is a way we can
make more money from this.

I'm listening.

You know the media eats this stuff up.

We can get on the 7:00 news.

The PR alone
is worth the billable hours.

Fine. I will give you half a day

to drum up some free advertising.

But since this might go sideways,

I'm gonna keep my tee time.

Okay.

MLK Day.

Should have set up shop
in Nebraska or Utah or Iowa

or North Carolina or New Hampshire.

Bye, dirty stairs.

Bye, Milk Day poster.

Bye, puke-green walls.

Why are you saying goodbye?

Because our lives are over.

I can't believe you wanted Dad
to come speak at the assembly.

He's gonna humiliate us.

Relax, guys.
He's not going to humiliate us.

But you get made fun of every day.

We're just...

not as strong as you.

Okay, class.

In honor of MLK Day,
the teachers have planned

a march through the hallway
before the assembly.

So, until then, we're gonna watch...

"Beverly Hills Cop."

Hit the lights.

Can I ask you something?

My dad is coming
to speak at the assembly.

Is that a bad...

- That sucks.
- I'm so sorry.

You can't have a parent
come talk to the school.

You'll never live down
that embarrassment.

Yeah, there was this one girl

whose dad came to speak on career day,

and she got made fun of so much,

she had to start eating lunch
in the bathroom.

That was me!

But it's true.

And my dad is a firefighter.

Your dad... is a mom.

Come on, guys.
It can't be that big of a deal.

It totally is.

That's why I make my mom

do parent-teacher conferences
in the parking lot.

And why I told Ms. Collins
both my parents are dead.

Unbeatable.

Here's the list of cases
I'm thinking of taking.

Do you know how long it takes

to sue for workplace discrimination?

That means that I'm not gonna
see any of that free advertising

until there's a black president.

Really? On MLK Day?

Sorry.

Anyway, I'm gonna see
about moving up my tee time.

Wait!

I'll only do easy and quick cases.

That will raise our profile,

and it's completely tax deductible.

All right. I'll give it a go.

Hey, guys, you gotta hear
this black president joke.

So...

What's everybody laughing at?

Harrison made a joke
about a black president.

Damn. That is funny.

Ha!

What are you doing here?

I'm here to help, like we talked about!

I made you tea!

I told you I didn't want you to come.

I thought that was just
something you say,

like when I tell bums I have money

but don't want to give it to them.

I never have money.

Denise, not now.

If all goes well,

Harrison might finally
let me do pro bono work.

That's why you need my help!

Plus, I brought this.

I'm a notary public.

Whatever that is, it's now official.

Thanks again for doing
this interview, Mr. Jackson.

Oh, please, call me Paul.

But I should be thanking you
for using your newspaper

to celebrate my good friend Michael.

Michael?

Oh. I'm sorry.

You know him as Reverend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

but he was originally born
Michael King Jr.

It's true. Google it.

That's great.

What else you got?

I got a lot.

He's got the ball in hand, game point.

We had been playing for hours
in the sun,

and my hands... they were calloused.

You should have seen
the size of his shoes.

♪ K-I-N-G-O ♪

There we go.

Let's get a serious one.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Yeah?

We have to get out of here.

Dad can't embarrass us
if we're not here.

We can fake sick.

Ow! My polio!

I hope you're not talking about
ditching.

Dad's speech was gonna ruin me.

I had to get out of there
and take the cool kids with me.

Hey, guys.

I'm thinking about skipping.
You want to come?

On the first MLK Day? Are you trippin'?

Well...

...the way this school is
handling MLK Day is a joke!

I used Dr. King's words to my advantage,

organizing my own Rainbow coalition

of people I... didn't want
to be embarrassed in front of.

...segregated in
different corners of the hall.

He wanted little black boys and girls

and little white boys and girls
playing together...

at the arcade.

I can honor Dr. King at the arcade.

- Me too.
- I'm a follower, so I'm in.

Well, then,
follow me to the promised land.

Free at last! Free at last!

- Whoa!
- Wow.

I never would've thought
you'd skip school.

Yeah. You're usually
such a goody two-shoes.

And all holier than thou.

- And bossy.
- And frizzy.

- I get it.
- But this... this is cool.

- Yeah!
- Shh!

Shh, shh!

Guys, we can't
draw attention to ourselves.

We are fugitives.

If I get caught, they'll call my dad.

C'mon, relax. It'll be fun.

Ee!

The sign says... no running.

Never mind.

Hello. I'm Principal Taylor.

I read the draft of your speech,
Mr. Jackson.

Oh, no, no, no. Please, call me Paul.

Mr. Jackson is my slave-owner name.

Uh... I-I'm... so... so sorry.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward

to hearing this great speech.

Did you like how I described the
weather on the day of the march?

Cloudy with a chance of hope.

Yes, yes. I-I loved
how you kept it so light.

Y-You handled the whole...
MLK thing the right way.

Uh...

Wait, w-what do you mean by that?

No, uh, just that the...
the speech was so hopeful.

I was worried about this holiday.

Navigating the civil rights
movement can get, uh...

- well, tricky.
- Uh-huh.

But you didn't make it seem too scary.

Uh, well, ye... Hmm.

It was scary.

Of course it was. Yes.

Uh, but we don't want to make anyone...

uncomfortable.

What am I telling you for? You get it.

You wrote the speech.

I'm gonna be honest...
this case is very complicated.

That's why you came to the right place.

That's official now.

So, what are you saying?

I'm saying
we'd be looking at years of work

before we go to court.

Even then, winning is a long shot.

I'd really like to help you,
but my boss wants to see wins,

so I need to take fast cases.

I'm sorry.

I'm not gonna be able to help you.

Well, then, I guess you just got me.

None of us
will be able to take your case.

I really am sorry.

But maybe they can help you here.

Thanks.

By now, I felt like I was in the clear.

We'd gotten away with ditching school,

none of my friends
would have to sit through

my dad's embarrassing speech,

and I was 10 and 0 on air hockey.

I love Martin Luther King Day!

I'm glad I found you
in the bathroom before you left.

I'm sorry my sister said
we couldn't help you.

She's what you call book smart,
and I am street smart.

And everyone on the street
knows the power

of a strongly worded letter.

"Dear racist..."

Actually, let's keep this professional.

"To whom it may concern..."

Damn!

That's professional as hell.

Oh.

Denise, why did you lock the door?

- Should we let her in?
- Unh-unh!

Ah...

Really, Denise?

The firm could get
in serious trouble for this.

And that is not
how you spell "fiduciary."

Well, this guy needed our help,
and you just turned him away.

Ipso facto, it was up to me.

"Ipso facto" is a fancy legal term

that means "of the fact" in Spanish.

We'll put it in your letter.

What's wrong with you?
Pretending to be a lawyer?

Wait, you're not a lawyer?

Enough, Denise.

This is my opportunity to make a
difference, and you're ruining it.

I'm ruining it?

I saw you turn six people away.

But I helped eight.

So, can I keep that letter?

Do you even know what "pro bono" means?

It's Spanish for "helping others."

I really don't have time for this.

Of course you don't. All you
care about is the numbers.

Ipso facto, selfish.

Oh! So you're finally ready
to join the movement?

Back when it mattered, I was out there

marching for our people,
and where were you?

At home, doing nothing.

Well, if that's how you feel about it...

...consider this my resignation.

My dad was upset about the principal

accusing him of whitewashing
his Dr. King speech,

and whenever my dad was upset,
he headed to the bar.

Unfortunately, his favorite bar

was the salad bar at Pizza Palace.

Crap. My dad's here.

I didn't leave anything out. See?

Right here. Trials and tribulations.

Does trials and tribulations
sound trivial to you?

Dude... I refill the croutons.

Quick, we have to get out of
here before he turns around.

Go, go, go!

Wait! Santi!

Johan is in the bathroom.

Leave him!

We should turn ourselves in.

Are you drunk?!

Trust me.

I did it. I skipped school.

Bow?

Santi!

Hi, Dad.

How could you skip school?

Today, of all days?

You're right. It's indefensible.

You should take us home and punish
us for the rest of the day.

We don't deserve to see the assembly.

I'm really sorry you won't
be able to speak at it.

What? I-I thought
you wanted me to speak.

What's really going on?

You're embarrassing.

Besides, everyone already knows
your stories about Dr. King,

especially us.

Yeah. He was your friend
who liked to march,

and he was really good at handball.

Everyone loved him.

Wait, you... you think
everybody loved Dr. King?

But... I told you
what he was up against...

We know. He faced a lot
of trials and tribulations.

Oh, Bow, it wasn't that simple.

Wait.

I told you how he died, right?

- Huh?
- He died?

You said he lived forever in our hearts.

This whole time,

my father had been upset
with Principal Taylor

for wanting
a whitewashed version of MLK,

without realizing that this is exactly

what he'd been giving to us.

But he probably should have
realized that before.

What is wrong with you?

You wrote three pages
talking about the man's shoes.

I know. What do you want me to say?

I-I-I'm not the right guy
to talk about this.

Yeah, well, what do I know?

According to Alicia,

I didn't do anything
for the civil rights movement.

Well, at least you didn't undo
what's been done.

I basically whitewashed history.

Wait. Is this part true?

- What?
- You bailed him out of jail?

Yeah. A couple of times, actually.

You were doing more than I thought.

You wouldn't know any of that
by reading this speech.

Well, it's not too late to change it.

You helped the man,

so maybe you are the best person
to give that speech.

I don't know.

It's clear... I'm sitting here
with a white guy who did more

for the civil rights movement
than I did.

Then take your own advice.

No. Public speaking makes me gassy.

I still remember that incident.

No.

I mean... it's never too late to change.

A wise woman once told me that.

You're right.

I'm wise as [bleep].

Clock is tickin'.

One hour 'til tee time.

It's quiet in here. Where's Denise?

She left.

After accusing me of not
doing enough for civil rights,

even though I was the one
out there fighting for change.

Where was she?

I was in Korea, and I can tell you

that not every soldier
fights in the trenches.

Some have to stay and protect base camp,

cook food, and...

pass out penicillin to clear up our...

Look, the army isn't just
made up of frontline fighters.

It takes everyone to win the war.

I hadn't thought about it like that.

I guess I was
on the front lines marching,

but Denise would always wait up for me

to make sure I got home safe.

But anyway... thank you.

For what? I just wanted to
remind you that I'm a war hero.

Santi, Johan, and I
got detention for a week.

And it had all been for nothing.

We still ended up at the assembly.

I can't watch.

Can kids divorce their parents?

Hey, little freedom fighters.

Oh. I'm sorry. That's a little loud.

At least I have Micaela.

If I start ignoring you in the hall,

please don't take it personally.

Well, I'm... I'm, uh... I'm here today

to talk about my friend

the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Yeah.

I have a lot of fond memories
of my time with him.

Uh, but...

But, uh...

You know what? I also have memories...

of seeing him mistreated...

and disrespected.

And I realized that...

...that I was... uncomfortable

talking about that part because...

it reminds me
that there were a lot of people

who were on the wrong side of history.

We all know people like that,

and some of us
may even love people like that.

But I guess we need to know
where we've been

so we know
how much further we need to go.

I tell you what,
as I look around the room

I see something

that I wish my friend
could have lived to see.

I mean, t-there's kids
of every color sitting together,

as peers...

and equals...

and friends.

My dad's speech went on

15 minutes longer
than it was supposed to.

It was the first time we heard stories

about how peaceful resistance

was met with police dogs and fire hoses.

But he explained that through
it all, Dr. King never stopped

preaching love, forgiveness, and hope.

- Thank you.
- I had wasted all day

worrying that he would embarrass me,

but I couldn't have been more proud.

That's my dad!

Oh. Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Why am I here?

I-I realized I needed this notarized.

I'm sorry about earlier.

I was so focused on the numbers,
I lost track

of how I really wanted
to spend the first MLK Day...

doing my part for all of our people.

And I want you to help me.

18 years after his death,

we celebrated the first-ever
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

What else you need?

And that year, my family decided

how we were gonna celebrate it
going forward.

No, I know!

Ooh!

Harrison Jackson. How can I help you?

We would honor him by remembering

that the impossible becomes possible

and that each and every one of us

has the power
to stand up for what's right,

even when the world seems against us,

that even in the darkest times,
the light can lead us through.

Happy birthday, Dr. King.

Extra, extra! Read all about me!

Ah! I can't believe
my baby is in the Gazette!

Let me see that. Come here.

"Local house-husband Paul Jackson..."

- Gee, I've never been prouder.
- Mm-hmm.

- Let me see.
- Here.

Oh...

- The march on Selma was 54 miles?
- Mm-hmm.

In the Alabama sun?

Mm-hmm.

And y'all tried to make me
feel bad for not going.

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