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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:04,254 --> 00:00:06,047 KING JR.: Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:06,131 --> 00:00:07,882 (glass shatter and flames) 3 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:09,759 LOUISE: Run! 4 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:11,511 Come, Malcolm! Come! 5 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:13,555 MALCOLM X (over TV): I will be officially launching my own 6 00:00:13,638 --> 00:00:15,724 Muslim organization. 7 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:16,891 From here on out, 8 00:00:16,975 --> 00:00:18,143 I plan to join the frontlines of the 9 00:00:18,226 --> 00:00:19,477 civil rights struggle. 10 00:00:19,561 --> 00:00:20,854 Are you ready? 11 00:00:20,937 --> 00:00:22,272 (cheering and applause) 12 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:25,191 MUHAMMAD: Brother Clyde, how would you handle deviation? 13 00:00:27,444 --> 00:00:30,030 MALCOLM X: He wants me dead and he's making it clear 14 00:00:30,113 --> 00:00:32,365 in every direction. 15 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:34,701 I want cleansing and guidance. 16 00:00:34,784 --> 00:00:36,453 SHABAZZ: Then go search for it. 17 00:00:36,745 --> 00:00:37,746 Find it. 18 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:39,039 ABERNATHY: But we did it. 19 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:41,374 CORETTA: You know, there's no stopping us now. 20 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,043 ABERNATHY: I'm not your damn sidekick. 21 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:44,419 I'm your partner. 22 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:46,379 And I've been carrying the burden of this movement 23 00:00:46,463 --> 00:00:48,256 every single day, just like you! 24 00:00:48,339 --> 00:00:50,008 Everyone knows this! 25 00:00:50,091 --> 00:00:53,136 KING JR.: Something remarkable is unfolding in the South. 26 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:54,596 I can feel it. 27 00:00:54,679 --> 00:00:56,848 CORETTA: Then it's best we'd be on hand to witness it. 28 00:00:56,931 --> 00:00:58,808 KING JR.: We will do more than witness it. 29 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,435 We will lead it. 30 00:01:14,991 --> 00:01:20,789 ♪ ♪ 31 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:33,051 ♪ ♪ 32 00:01:33,134 --> 00:01:34,928 SHABAZZ: You might think you're slick, 33 00:01:35,011 --> 00:01:36,763 but I heard those heavy feet of yours from 34 00:01:36,846 --> 00:01:38,223 the moment you entered. 35 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,184 ♪ I wanna be kissed ♪♪ 36 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:43,144 MALCOLM X: Happy Valentine's Day, my dear. 37 00:01:43,478 --> 00:01:45,814 ♪ I need love ♪♪ 38 00:01:46,731 --> 00:01:49,275 SHABAZZ: Ah, you, you okay? 39 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:50,902 ♪ I wanna be hugged ♪♪ 40 00:01:50,985 --> 00:01:52,570 SHABAZZ: My frugal husband couldn't have possibly 41 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,739 surprised me with flowers. 42 00:01:56,074 --> 00:01:57,617 Thank you, Malcolm. 43 00:01:57,700 --> 00:01:59,661 ♪ For a girl to think of ♪♪ 44 00:01:59,744 --> 00:02:01,246 SHABAZZ: It's very thoughtful. 45 00:02:01,329 --> 00:02:03,873 ♪ But I, but I ♪♪ 46 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,209 SHABAZZ: Your Hajj must have truly been transformative. 47 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:08,002 I see. 48 00:02:08,086 --> 00:02:10,505 ♪ I want to be loved, baby ♪♪ 49 00:02:10,588 --> 00:02:12,090 SHABAZZ: Did you get a chance to finish your 50 00:02:12,173 --> 00:02:14,259 speech for Detroit? 51 00:02:14,342 --> 00:02:16,678 ♪ I want you to hold me so tight ♪♪ 52 00:02:16,761 --> 00:02:21,307 MALCOLM X: It'll get done. 53 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:26,437 ♪ Hold my hand and kiss me goodnight ♪ 54 00:02:29,899 --> 00:02:32,193 ♪ I need your love ♪ 55 00:02:32,277 --> 00:02:34,863 ♪ I need love ♪ 56 00:02:41,035 --> 00:02:45,748 ♪ I'm a girl but I feel like a woman ♪♪ 57 00:02:47,584 --> 00:02:49,711 SHABAZZ: Come on. 58 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:54,716 ♪ I want you to act like a man ♪♪ 59 00:03:01,973 --> 00:03:04,100 (explosion) 60 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:06,644 MALCOLM X: Betty! Betty! Get up! We've been bombed! 61 00:03:06,728 --> 00:03:10,815 (child screams) 62 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:16,279 (baby cries) 63 00:03:23,411 --> 00:03:29,959 (coughing) 64 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:33,963 We're all gonna be okay. 65 00:03:36,007 --> 00:03:38,134 ♪ Unholy war ♪ 66 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:41,846 ♪ My demons are coming ♪ 67 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:46,267 ♪ Boy, you better run ♪ ♪ 68 00:03:47,977 --> 00:03:51,189 MALCOLM X: I taught my wife how to use it and instructed 69 00:03:51,272 --> 00:03:55,485 her to fire on anyone white, black, or yellow, 70 00:03:55,568 --> 00:03:57,612 who tries to force their way inside. 71 00:04:00,448 --> 00:04:04,160 CHARLES: Minister, why would you say guns are 72 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:07,372 necessary for your protection? 73 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:15,463 MALCOLM X: You see that street sign on the corner? 74 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:19,509 Every day an unmarked van lingers there for hours. 75 00:04:19,592 --> 00:04:21,344 Now I'm no fool. 76 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:24,597 I realize the FBI is watching me. 77 00:04:24,973 --> 00:04:27,767 That doesn't explain the death threats we get to our 78 00:04:27,850 --> 00:04:29,978 unlisted telephone number. 79 00:04:31,479 --> 00:04:33,690 It's not only the White man that wants me dead 80 00:04:33,773 --> 00:04:36,067 but some of my own people as well. 81 00:04:37,318 --> 00:04:40,071 When I broke from the Nation of Islam, 82 00:04:40,321 --> 00:04:42,073 I realized there would be strife, 83 00:04:42,156 --> 00:04:45,159 but it still pains me to see some of the men I trained turn 84 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:46,452 their backs on me. 85 00:04:46,536 --> 00:04:48,788 CHARLES: So what plans do you have in store now 86 00:04:48,871 --> 00:04:51,958 that you've completely broken ties with the Nation of Islam? 87 00:04:52,917 --> 00:04:55,420 MALCOLM X: I will create a coalition for African Unity 88 00:04:55,503 --> 00:04:57,171 to fight for our freedom. 89 00:04:57,255 --> 00:05:00,174 The key goals would be to secure economic justice, 90 00:05:00,258 --> 00:05:02,468 unity with African nations, 91 00:05:02,552 --> 00:05:04,345 defense against racist oppression, 92 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:08,391 and freedom and justice by any means necessary. 93 00:05:12,603 --> 00:05:15,315 And our group will be speaking to Black people, 94 00:05:15,398 --> 00:05:18,192 not begging for equality from White people. 95 00:05:18,276 --> 00:05:21,988 CHARLES: Do you see opportunities to partner with 96 00:05:22,071 --> 00:05:25,533 established leaders, especially after years of contention? 97 00:05:26,117 --> 00:05:27,869 MALCOLM X: I'll admit there's work to be done to 98 00:05:27,952 --> 00:05:29,370 remedy those relationships. 99 00:05:29,454 --> 00:05:33,583 However, I'm excited by this new path to create universal 100 00:05:33,666 --> 00:05:35,293 dignity for the Black man. 101 00:05:35,376 --> 00:05:37,587 CHARLES: So you'll work with groups such as the 102 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:40,840 NAACP, the SCLC? 103 00:05:40,923 --> 00:05:44,510 MALCOLM X: Shall the opportunity present itself, 104 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:47,347 I will. 105 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:53,644 ♪ Freedom. Freedom. ♪ 106 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:55,480 ♪ Everybody wants ♪ 107 00:05:55,563 --> 00:06:00,151 ♪ Freedom. Freedom. Freedom ♪ 108 00:06:00,943 --> 00:06:02,111 ♪ Everybody wants ♪ 109 00:06:02,195 --> 00:06:06,991 ♪ Freedom. Freedom ♪ 110 00:06:07,658 --> 00:06:10,953 ♪ Everybody wants freedom ♪ 111 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:13,706 ♪ Freedom. Freedom ♪ 112 00:06:14,123 --> 00:06:15,249 ♪ Everybody wants ♪♪ 113 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:16,834 SHERIFF CLARK: Look here, boys... 114 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:18,461 Now, I've already given you a courtesy head-start 115 00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:19,629 to get out of dodge. 116 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:21,130 I ain't holding my men back much longer. 117 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:22,590 ♪ Everybody wants ♪♪ 118 00:06:22,673 --> 00:06:25,093 KING JR.: Sheriff, we will not bow down to any threats. 119 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:26,636 ♪ Freedom ♪♪ 120 00:06:26,719 --> 00:06:30,139 KING JR.: Until all citizens are allowed to register to vote. 121 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:31,849 We will not stop. 122 00:06:31,933 --> 00:06:33,142 ♪ Freedom. Freedom ♪ 123 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:34,394 ♪ Everybody wants ♪♪ 124 00:06:34,477 --> 00:06:35,561 SHERIFF CLARK: Lock 'em all up. 125 00:06:35,645 --> 00:06:36,771 ♪ Freedom ♪♪ 126 00:06:36,854 --> 00:06:38,147 OFFICER: Get them all. 127 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:40,400 ♪ Freedom. Freedom ♪♪ 128 00:06:40,483 --> 00:06:44,737 (explosions and screams) 129 00:06:50,952 --> 00:06:56,541 (overlapping shouting) 130 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:04,674 (glass shatters) 131 00:07:08,344 --> 00:07:10,221 OFFICER: Stop resisting. 132 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:14,100 Give me your hands. Give me your hands. 133 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:20,523 (growling and screaming) 134 00:07:25,486 --> 00:07:29,157 ABERNATHY: The Lord is the stronghold of my life. 135 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,534 Of whom shall I be afraid? 136 00:07:31,617 --> 00:07:34,829 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, 137 00:07:34,912 --> 00:07:38,416 it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. 138 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:44,172 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear, 139 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:47,633 though war break out against me. 140 00:07:47,717 --> 00:07:49,760 Even then I will be confident. 141 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:50,845 Amen. 142 00:07:50,928 --> 00:07:52,388 ALL: Amen. 143 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:53,973 MAN: Amen. 144 00:08:10,823 --> 00:08:17,663 (overlapping chatter) 145 00:08:28,090 --> 00:08:31,010 KING JR.: Well I give Selma one thing, 146 00:08:31,928 --> 00:08:35,598 of all the deplorable jail cells I've been in, 147 00:08:35,681 --> 00:08:38,142 this is the worst. 148 00:08:41,771 --> 00:08:44,815 How many times we gotta go through this rodeo? 149 00:08:44,899 --> 00:08:47,527 ABERNATHY: Too many. 150 00:08:47,610 --> 00:08:51,447 But as long as we keep national attention focused on Selma, 151 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,366 it keeps pressure on Johnson to push the 152 00:08:53,449 --> 00:08:56,869 Voting Rights Bill across that finish line. 153 00:08:57,411 --> 00:09:02,291 KING JR.: And I believe that we will prevail. 154 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,754 Some days, I, I fear I'm leading my people 155 00:09:06,837 --> 00:09:09,799 into a burning house. 156 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:17,139 ABERNATHY: Then maybe we should be firemen. 157 00:09:22,436 --> 00:09:25,982 KING JR.: Look, I know things have been shaky between 158 00:09:26,065 --> 00:09:27,233 us since we. 159 00:09:27,316 --> 00:09:29,819 ABERNATHY: We got a long night ahead of us. 160 00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:33,197 I should get some sleep. 161 00:09:43,124 --> 00:09:48,588 (emergency vehicles leaving) 162 00:09:58,556 --> 00:10:03,894 ♪ ♪ 163 00:10:05,062 --> 00:10:07,690 MALCOLM X: I'm thankful to be here today with you all. 164 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:14,989 My house was bombed last night, 165 00:10:15,072 --> 00:10:19,994 and the only things I managed to get my hands on 166 00:10:20,077 --> 00:10:23,914 before leaving was what I have on now. 167 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,834 MALCOLM X (over speaker): Not everything burned, 168 00:10:26,917 --> 00:10:29,253 but enough damage was done. 169 00:10:29,337 --> 00:10:33,591 I'm thankful that my family made it out safely. 170 00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:38,638 And, you know, 171 00:10:38,721 --> 00:10:42,308 it's amazing that when you're faced with life or death, 172 00:10:42,391 --> 00:10:44,602 you're brought closer to the guiding light. 173 00:10:45,061 --> 00:10:48,648 My recent hajj and international travel 174 00:10:48,731 --> 00:10:53,069 illuminated to me that when the colonial powers of Europe 175 00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:56,364 had complete control over Africa, 176 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:59,575 they projected a negative image. 177 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:03,788 They projected savages, 178 00:11:03,871 --> 00:11:06,540 and cannibals, nothing civilized. 179 00:11:06,624 --> 00:11:08,542 Now in hating Africa, 180 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:10,920 we ended up hating ourselves because you 181 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:15,341 cannot hate the roots of the tree and not the tree itself. 182 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:19,929 But I'm here to tell you that the roots, 183 00:11:21,097 --> 00:11:25,768 our roots are beautiful, tremendous. 184 00:11:27,770 --> 00:11:29,146 And when watered correctly, 185 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:31,857 the tree itself will grow into a magnificent form 186 00:11:31,941 --> 00:11:35,236 of life that will serve all of us more than we 187 00:11:35,319 --> 00:11:37,363 could have ever met. 188 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,323 CROWD: Yeah. 189 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:49,667 (applause) 190 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:53,879 MALCOLM X (over speaker): There are some things involving 191 00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:56,257 the Black Muslim movement, which when they come to light, 192 00:11:56,340 --> 00:11:57,800 you'll be shocked. 193 00:11:57,883 --> 00:12:00,469 So I urge you to tune into my speech next week at the Audubon. 194 00:12:14,150 --> 00:12:17,236 LOUISE: I know it's been hard. 195 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:22,324 I know what it's like blow after the blow. 196 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:27,705 Things piling up till you just fall in under the weight. 197 00:12:28,247 --> 00:12:30,416 MALCOLM X: I'm dealing with it, mommy. 198 00:12:30,499 --> 00:12:34,879 It's not the first time I've had to face something like this, 199 00:12:34,962 --> 00:12:38,215 but this time feels different. 200 00:12:40,843 --> 00:12:44,180 I don't think I'm gonna make it out of it alive. 201 00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:02,239 I'm just happy you are here after everything. 202 00:13:04,074 --> 00:13:10,372 LOUISE: And you can rest assured you are not by yourself. 203 00:13:15,461 --> 00:13:17,087 MALCOLM X: In the name of Allah... 204 00:13:17,171 --> 00:13:20,341 (phone ringing) 205 00:13:20,424 --> 00:13:23,219 The most beneficent, the most merciful. 206 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,973 All praise is due to the Lord of the worlds. 207 00:13:29,308 --> 00:13:30,351 Hello. 208 00:13:30,434 --> 00:13:31,769 MAN (over phone): Count your days. 209 00:13:31,852 --> 00:13:34,021 The bombing was just the beginning. 210 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,649 MALCOLM X: Oh, Allah, please. 211 00:13:36,732 --> 00:13:39,819 I seek protection. Protect my family. 212 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:42,780 Provide me with the strength I need to continue 213 00:13:42,863 --> 00:13:46,659 on this path and the ability to face 214 00:13:46,742 --> 00:13:49,370 any evils that may come. 215 00:13:49,453 --> 00:13:51,497 All humma ameen. 216 00:13:51,914 --> 00:13:53,749 BETTY X (over phone): What time are you starting today? 217 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:58,003 MALCOLM X: 1:00. I've got Grant doing security. 218 00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:02,633 I've advised against searches. 219 00:14:02,716 --> 00:14:04,593 I don't want it to be that kind of space. 220 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:07,304 MALCOLM X (over phone): I'll be talking for half an hour or so. 221 00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:08,848 And you know, 222 00:14:08,931 --> 00:14:10,558 I was thinking you and the girls should come 223 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:12,518 down to the Audubon. 224 00:14:12,601 --> 00:14:14,728 All this back and forth between the hotels has me 225 00:14:14,812 --> 00:14:16,564 missing y'all more than ever. 226 00:14:16,647 --> 00:14:19,650 BETTY X: Well, let's make it a date. 227 00:14:21,443 --> 00:14:22,820 BETTY X (over phone): After your lecture, 228 00:14:22,903 --> 00:14:24,488 we can go out to Long Island and search 229 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:26,156 for a new place. 230 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,492 MALCOLM X: That's a good idea. 231 00:14:28,576 --> 00:14:31,954 Not sure how much I can sleep on this mattress. 232 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:34,623 SHABAZZ: You hardly sleep anyway, 233 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:36,625 regardless of the mattress. 234 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:42,548 Well, I should get going. 235 00:14:43,465 --> 00:14:45,926 Rallying these girls will take half of my morning. 236 00:14:48,971 --> 00:14:50,598 MALCOLM X: I love you. 237 00:14:52,516 --> 00:14:54,727 SHABAZZ: I love you too. 238 00:15:04,945 --> 00:15:07,281 MALCOLM X: You gonna hang up? 239 00:15:09,491 --> 00:15:11,368 SHABAZZ: Are you? 240 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:15,372 (Betty laughs) 241 00:15:27,176 --> 00:15:30,763 (dial tone) 242 00:15:43,150 --> 00:15:48,864 (ticking clock) 243 00:15:58,749 --> 00:16:03,337 (ticking clock) 244 00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:06,382 MALCOLM X: Bismillah. 245 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:19,019 ♪ ♪ 246 00:16:19,103 --> 00:16:20,270 I admire the butterfly. 247 00:16:20,354 --> 00:16:22,398 They start off crawling, clinging to life, 248 00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:23,857 moving slowly in the dirt, 249 00:16:23,941 --> 00:16:25,484 hoping not to be stepped on. 250 00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:29,071 Now, isn't that something truly revolutionary? 251 00:16:37,329 --> 00:16:40,666 (cheers and applause) 252 00:16:40,749 --> 00:16:42,209 MAN: Get your hand out of my pocket! 253 00:16:42,292 --> 00:16:48,382 (gunfire) 254 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:52,928 (screams) 255 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:59,893 (overlapping shouts) 256 00:16:59,977 --> 00:17:03,147 (Betty sobs) 257 00:17:03,230 --> 00:17:06,191 GRANT X: Hey, Betty. Come on. It ain't safe. 258 00:17:12,614 --> 00:17:18,746 ♪ ♪ 259 00:17:28,589 --> 00:17:34,094 ♪ ♪ 260 00:17:35,345 --> 00:17:40,434 (overlapping shouts) 261 00:17:43,353 --> 00:17:46,440 CORETTA: That's exactly how mommy wants her hair to look. 262 00:17:46,523 --> 00:17:48,567 ALBERTA: Really. 263 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:53,864 REPORTER (over TV): Breaking news from ABC News desk. 264 00:17:53,947 --> 00:17:56,909 Malcolm X, a controversial Black Muslim leader, 265 00:17:56,992 --> 00:17:59,495 has been shot to death in New York. 266 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:02,289 BETTY X (over TV): I heard shots and I saw. 267 00:18:02,372 --> 00:18:03,957 CORETTA: Juandalynn, Yoki, come on. 268 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:05,417 Martin, get your brother, Dexter. 269 00:18:05,501 --> 00:18:07,002 Come on, let's go to bedroom, okay? 270 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:09,880 ALBERTA: Go ahead. CORETTA: Okay. It's okay. 271 00:18:09,963 --> 00:18:13,050 BETTY X (over TV): I knew they had shot my husband. 272 00:18:17,346 --> 00:18:19,056 ABERNATHY: We should, uh, 273 00:18:19,139 --> 00:18:21,517 get a secretary to draft a condolence letter 274 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,520 on behalf of the SCLC. 275 00:18:26,396 --> 00:18:27,940 Martin. 276 00:18:28,023 --> 00:18:32,236 KING JR.: I'll write it. It should be personal. 277 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:48,669 ♪ ♪ 278 00:18:58,345 --> 00:19:04,893 ♪ ♪ 279 00:19:07,729 --> 00:19:10,899 (typewriter keys) 280 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:17,364 KING JR.: Dear Betty, I send my deepest condolences 281 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:21,160 for the tragic passing of your husband. 282 00:19:21,910 --> 00:19:25,247 While we did not always have the same solutions to 283 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:28,292 solving the freedom struggle, 284 00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:32,296 I always admire Malcolm for his talent to disperse 285 00:19:32,379 --> 00:19:37,384 the unnecessary and identify the true pulse of the problem. 286 00:19:38,677 --> 00:19:42,806 He was a powerful orator who challenged many, 287 00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:44,933 including myself, 288 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:49,521 to consider alternatives to addressing the race issue. 289 00:19:49,771 --> 00:19:52,107 I have genuine respect for your husband, 290 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:57,696 and I know his legacy will get many to the promised land. 291 00:19:57,946 --> 00:20:01,241 You and your family will be in my continued prayers and 292 00:20:01,325 --> 00:20:03,827 let me know if there's anything else I can do to 293 00:20:03,911 --> 00:20:06,747 ease your unimaginable load. 294 00:20:07,581 --> 00:20:09,333 Martin. 295 00:20:20,302 --> 00:20:24,514 ♪ Three rings for the elven king underneath the sky ♪ 296 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:30,646 ♪ Nine for the mortal man that I doom to die ♪ ♪ 297 00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:34,733 (gunshots) 298 00:20:35,609 --> 00:20:38,612 JOHNSON: All right. Dr. King. Your turn. 299 00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:42,824 Careful now. She got a kick. 300 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:44,868 KING JR.: Well, as funny as it looks, Mr. President, 301 00:20:44,952 --> 00:20:47,579 I wouldn't want it to somehow get back to Hoover and 302 00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:49,581 he has me arrested for possession. 303 00:20:49,665 --> 00:20:51,124 JOHNSON: Oh, no, no, no. 304 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:54,211 The right to bear arms is a constitutional right for every 305 00:20:54,294 --> 00:20:55,671 man in the country. 306 00:20:55,754 --> 00:21:00,217 And thanks to my administration making it a top priority, 307 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:02,427 so is right to vote. 308 00:21:02,511 --> 00:21:04,972 KING JR.: Well, unfortunately, Negroes in the South are, 309 00:21:05,055 --> 00:21:08,058 are facing difficulty registering without conflict. 310 00:21:08,141 --> 00:21:09,351 JOHNSON: I know, I know. 311 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:12,646 You're, you're, you're right, Dr. King. 312 00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:15,941 I hate that we ain't seen the immediate changes that 313 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:19,528 we was looking for, but fixing old ways is slow-moving. 314 00:21:19,611 --> 00:21:20,988 It takes time. 315 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:24,783 But I did want you to know that securing Negroes the right 316 00:21:24,866 --> 00:21:30,622 to vote with our '65 Act is one of my proudest accomplishments. 317 00:21:32,249 --> 00:21:33,917 KING JR.: So that landslide re-election you 318 00:21:34,001 --> 00:21:35,961 won didn't hurt. 319 00:21:36,044 --> 00:21:37,713 JOHNSON: 22%. 320 00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:41,550 I know how grateful you are of our special partnership, 321 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:45,053 Dr. King, which is, 322 00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:49,725 which is why your diplomacy on Vietnam is 323 00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:52,269 so greatly appreciated. 324 00:21:52,352 --> 00:21:53,729 KING JR.: Yeah. 325 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:57,357 You're referring to the statement I made in Virginia. 326 00:21:57,649 --> 00:22:01,069 While I was in no way implying any negative criticism 327 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:02,821 on the administration's position. 328 00:22:02,904 --> 00:22:06,533 I, I was solely speaking as a pastor of the word of God. 329 00:22:06,616 --> 00:22:08,327 JOHNSON: Well, now. Of course, you were. 330 00:22:08,410 --> 00:22:10,203 I know it was an honest misstep. 331 00:22:10,287 --> 00:22:12,998 Besides, how, how could I ever expect you to have a 332 00:22:13,081 --> 00:22:15,792 handle on the intricacies of foreign policy? 333 00:22:15,876 --> 00:22:17,210 Now listen carefully. 334 00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:20,297 I know that you are not in public support of the war, 335 00:22:20,380 --> 00:22:22,966 but I also need you not to be in public opposition 336 00:22:23,050 --> 00:22:24,259 to it either. 337 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,262 Not if we want to continue to reap the benefits 338 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,557 of our partnership, Dr. King. 339 00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:34,936 Now, I have to go catch an airplane. 340 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,189 I thank you for coming down and talking to us. 341 00:22:37,272 --> 00:22:38,523 KING JR.: Of course. 342 00:22:38,607 --> 00:22:41,735 Give my regards to the misses, all right? 343 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:44,321 JOHNSON: Sure. 344 00:22:45,155 --> 00:22:46,698 ANNOUNCER (over radio): The Senate today approved an 345 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:50,327 additional appropriation of $12.2 million to support 346 00:22:50,410 --> 00:22:52,412 American forces in Vietnam. 347 00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:54,122 In other war news, 348 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:56,458 as the escalation of American bombing continues, 349 00:22:56,541 --> 00:22:59,544 13 US helicopters were shot down throughout 350 00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:03,298 South Vietnam in the highest daily loss to date. 351 00:23:09,096 --> 00:23:10,514 KING JR.: I feel like I need to say something about 352 00:23:10,597 --> 00:23:13,016 the war in Vietnam. 353 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:17,687 ABERNATHY: Oh, Martin, it's not our fight. 354 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:21,024 KING JR.: Our organization is based in non-violence. 355 00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:24,611 Don't you think we have a moral obligation to, to say something? 356 00:23:24,694 --> 00:23:26,822 ABERNATHY: Our obligation at this moment is to the black 357 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:30,033 folks living in third-world conditions in Chicago slums. 358 00:23:30,117 --> 00:23:31,493 KING JR.: And where do you think the money to help those 359 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:33,036 conditions is going? 360 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,288 ABERNATHY: Martin, I have no taste for this war just 361 00:23:35,372 --> 00:23:36,456 as much as you do. 362 00:23:36,540 --> 00:23:38,166 But if you come out against it, 363 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:40,168 our allies in Washington might turn against us. 364 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:41,378 KING JR.: Yes. 365 00:23:41,461 --> 00:23:43,213 I'm, I'm sure there'll be a risk, Ralph, but... 366 00:23:43,296 --> 00:23:45,090 ABERNATHY: Are you? 367 00:23:45,173 --> 00:23:47,384 Because it's not just White folks we'd be alienating. 368 00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:49,761 Now Black folks ain't gonna like it either. 369 00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:52,305 People like Wilkins and the NAACP, 370 00:23:52,389 --> 00:23:54,224 they took pride working with the military during 371 00:23:54,307 --> 00:23:55,600 World War II. 372 00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:57,561 They'd see opposition is unpatriotic. 373 00:23:57,644 --> 00:23:59,271 What you think, Andrew? 374 00:23:59,354 --> 00:24:01,940 ANDREW: It might be worth it just to really piss off Hoover. 375 00:24:02,023 --> 00:24:05,694 (laughter) 376 00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:07,237 ABERNATHY: Yeah, but you gonna say that on your phone? 377 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:08,655 ANDREW: On my phone? 378 00:24:08,738 --> 00:24:10,699 ABERNATHY: Yeah, I ain't gonna say it on mine anyway. 379 00:24:12,492 --> 00:24:15,245 Is something else on your mind? 380 00:24:15,871 --> 00:24:17,080 KING JR.: No. 381 00:24:17,164 --> 00:24:20,208 I just feel like I got so much going on. 382 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:21,460 I don't know. 383 00:24:21,543 --> 00:24:23,295 Not enough time to do it all before. 384 00:24:23,378 --> 00:24:25,755 ABERNATHY: Before what? 385 00:24:26,631 --> 00:24:28,842 KING JR.: Nothing. Nothing. 386 00:24:28,925 --> 00:24:31,386 All right, let's get back to work. 387 00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:34,890 CORETTA: This country persists in withdrawing resources from 388 00:24:34,973 --> 00:24:37,976 education, housing, health, 389 00:24:38,059 --> 00:24:40,770 and other deeply needed social programs 390 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:43,106 for its poorest citizens, 391 00:24:43,190 --> 00:24:47,986 yet continues to use them as cheap labor or cannon fodder. 392 00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:52,657 (applause) 393 00:24:52,741 --> 00:24:56,203 Why is it that the problems of bigotry and poverty at 394 00:24:56,286 --> 00:24:59,831 home and warfare overseas are ignored by 395 00:24:59,915 --> 00:25:02,667 the same men in Congress who are responsible 396 00:25:02,751 --> 00:25:05,170 for perpetuating both? 397 00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:13,512 It's because we as a people have turned our gaze away from 398 00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:17,224 those who are in need of our support the most. 399 00:25:17,307 --> 00:25:18,808 WOMAN: Right. Yes. 400 00:25:18,892 --> 00:25:20,727 CORETTA: We can no longer debate the intertwining of 401 00:25:20,810 --> 00:25:23,647 domestic and foreign affairs. 402 00:25:24,856 --> 00:25:28,360 As children of God and as proud Americans, 403 00:25:29,444 --> 00:25:34,741 we can no longer ignore the fact that the deaths over in 404 00:25:34,824 --> 00:25:39,204 Vietnam will not stop if we continue to be silent 405 00:25:39,287 --> 00:25:40,413 here at home. 406 00:25:40,497 --> 00:25:41,790 WOMAN: Yes. 407 00:25:41,873 --> 00:25:44,584 CORETTA: We shall be silent no more. 408 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:48,004 No more, no more. 409 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:53,593 (applause and cheering) 410 00:26:04,187 --> 00:26:08,608 ♪ ♪ 411 00:26:08,692 --> 00:26:12,988 KING JR.: I'm here at this glorious house of devotion 412 00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:17,158 because my conscience leaves me no other alternative. 413 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:22,122 A time comes when silence is betrayal. 414 00:26:22,205 --> 00:26:25,792 And that time is now when it comes to Vietnam. 415 00:26:26,668 --> 00:26:31,006 I stand before this sacred desk to speak plainly to every 416 00:26:31,089 --> 00:26:34,426 American willing to give me their ear. 417 00:26:36,886 --> 00:26:41,766 I realize if I want to use my station and influence opposing 418 00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:46,354 the injustices levied upon us in the slums of this country, 419 00:26:48,106 --> 00:26:51,401 I must start by opposing the most notorious peddlers of 420 00:26:51,484 --> 00:26:56,114 injustice on this globe, first, my very own country. 421 00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:02,162 I can be quiet no longer, for the soul of my nation is 422 00:27:02,245 --> 00:27:03,872 in the balance. 423 00:27:03,955 --> 00:27:07,208 So I speak to the leaders of this great country, 424 00:27:07,292 --> 00:27:11,296 the great action in this war belongs to us. 425 00:27:11,379 --> 00:27:15,717 Therefore, the action to conclude it belongs to us, 426 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:20,180 and us alone, to end all bombings in Vietnam. 427 00:27:21,348 --> 00:27:27,771 (cheers and applause) 428 00:27:38,948 --> 00:27:44,454 ♪ ♪ 429 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:49,000 AIDE: Mr. President, Gallup reports 66% of Americans have 430 00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:50,960 an unfavorable view of him now that he's spoken out 431 00:27:51,044 --> 00:27:52,879 against the administration. 432 00:27:52,962 --> 00:27:57,509 JOHNSON: How do you go from Nobel Peace Prize winner 433 00:27:58,426 --> 00:28:00,720 to the most hated man in America? 434 00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:03,807 (thunder) 435 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:06,851 WALKER: Man, what's it doing? 436 00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:08,103 COLE: This thing ain't working. 437 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:09,229 WALKER: Man, it's the third time this week, 438 00:28:09,312 --> 00:28:11,314 this damn thing done conked out on us. 439 00:28:11,398 --> 00:28:14,401 COLE: You all get in the cab, we'll jump in the back. 440 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,113 Wouldn't be happening if the city gave us one 441 00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:20,407 of those newer trucks, the White drivers get. 442 00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:22,826 WALKER: Man, you ain't never lied. 443 00:28:22,909 --> 00:28:25,495 Well, until they fix it, 444 00:28:25,578 --> 00:28:27,288 I'm just gonna sit here on strike. 445 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:30,083 COLE: Hey, that'll show 'em won't it? 446 00:28:30,166 --> 00:28:32,419 WALKER: Sure will. 447 00:28:32,961 --> 00:28:34,546 (electrical surge) 448 00:28:35,004 --> 00:28:37,298 Hey, what? Hey what the hell. 449 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:40,927 COLE: Stop the car. Stop the car. 450 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:44,222 WALKER: Stop the truck! Stop the truck! 451 00:28:46,808 --> 00:28:49,978 (muted screams) 452 00:28:51,646 --> 00:28:53,189 REPORTER (over TV): Clouds of tear gas filled the 453 00:28:53,273 --> 00:28:55,859 streets of Memphis today as workers continued 454 00:28:55,942 --> 00:28:58,528 to strike over poor working conditions and 455 00:28:58,611 --> 00:29:01,322 the deaths of two Negro sanitation workers. 456 00:29:01,781 --> 00:29:03,366 Protests led by Martin Luther King 457 00:29:03,450 --> 00:29:05,243 turned violent today, 458 00:29:05,326 --> 00:29:07,495 as demonstrators clashed with police. 459 00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:10,999 KING SR.: Chasing after all these struggles is gonna leave 460 00:29:11,082 --> 00:29:14,043 you like a candle burning out on both ends. 461 00:29:16,296 --> 00:29:18,798 First, it was the voting rights, then the, 462 00:29:18,882 --> 00:29:21,050 the poor people's campaign. 463 00:29:21,134 --> 00:29:22,635 I even held my tongue when you attacked 464 00:29:22,719 --> 00:29:25,388 the president on Vietnam. 465 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:28,475 And now, it's, it's the garbage man strike? 466 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:29,851 KING JR.: Sanitation workers. 467 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,895 KING SR.: You can't keep chasing every issue just 468 00:29:31,978 --> 00:29:33,938 because the phone rings. 469 00:29:34,022 --> 00:29:36,232 You're just one man. 470 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:37,859 KING JR.: I never asked you for your sign-off. 471 00:29:37,942 --> 00:29:40,612 KING SR.: Hey. 472 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:44,657 KING JR.: I have unfinished business in Memphis and I'm not 473 00:29:44,741 --> 00:29:47,994 backing down because of some name-calling in the South. 474 00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:51,122 KING SR.: And with what protection? 475 00:29:51,581 --> 00:29:53,666 They've send the national guardsman down there, 476 00:29:53,750 --> 00:29:56,836 but you have alienated your closest allies. 477 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,547 Plus you can't control those youngsters down there. 478 00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:01,591 They're shouting "Black power" for Christ's sakes. 479 00:30:01,674 --> 00:30:02,759 KING JR.: I can handle it. 480 00:30:02,842 --> 00:30:04,469 KING SR.: But you don't have to, Martin. 481 00:30:04,552 --> 00:30:06,095 ALBERTA: All this fussing. 482 00:30:06,179 --> 00:30:07,514 When you get back from Memphis, 483 00:30:07,597 --> 00:30:10,183 I think it's a good idea if we take a family trip. 484 00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:12,018 CORETTA: I agree. 485 00:30:12,101 --> 00:30:15,313 It would be nice to go to Atlantic City for the weekend. 486 00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:20,193 KING JR.: A nice trip in the sun could be good for all of us. 487 00:30:22,153 --> 00:30:23,947 ALBERTA: Well then, it's settled. 488 00:30:24,030 --> 00:30:26,282 CORETTA: Uh-hmm. 489 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:35,500 KING JR.: Hey. 490 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,544 DEXTER: Daddy, please stay. 491 00:30:37,627 --> 00:30:39,295 KING III: Don't go to Memphis. 492 00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:41,381 KING JR.: Hey, what's gotten into you two? 493 00:30:41,464 --> 00:30:44,551 It's only a brief trip. I'll be back in no time. 494 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:47,762 KING III: We don't want you in jail again. 495 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,848 KING JR.: Come here. 496 00:30:50,765 --> 00:30:53,434 Look, son, I don't want y'all worrying about that. 497 00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:54,853 All right? 498 00:30:54,936 --> 00:30:56,813 I'm supporting the sanitation workers who've 499 00:30:56,896 --> 00:30:59,190 suffered great losses. 500 00:30:59,274 --> 00:31:02,110 Okay? 501 00:31:02,193 --> 00:31:05,363 God wants us to help others, right? 502 00:31:06,155 --> 00:31:09,242 So you both know when the Lord gives us gifts, 503 00:31:09,325 --> 00:31:10,618 we must do what? 504 00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:12,871 BOTH: Not let them go to waste. 505 00:31:12,954 --> 00:31:14,372 KING JR.: Right. 506 00:31:14,455 --> 00:31:18,334 So as long as you have faith, God will always provide. 507 00:31:18,918 --> 00:31:23,006 KING III: Daddy, why is your hand always shaking? 508 00:31:23,089 --> 00:31:25,717 Are you okay? 509 00:31:26,926 --> 00:31:30,805 KING JR.: I'm fine. I'm fine. 510 00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:33,808 When I get back. 511 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,476 I need you two to practice your best swing because we 512 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,646 gonna play a few rounds of baseball, all right? 513 00:31:40,106 --> 00:31:41,649 All right, gimme a hug. 514 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:43,109 Come here. 515 00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:52,327 ♪ ♪ 516 00:31:54,454 --> 00:31:57,040 CORETTA: Andy, I put a plate together for you. 517 00:31:57,123 --> 00:31:58,374 ANDY: I appreciate that. 518 00:31:58,458 --> 00:32:00,084 Some people have a hard time sharing. 519 00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:02,128 (laughter) 520 00:32:02,211 --> 00:32:03,671 KING JR.: Nothing for me? 521 00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:06,215 CORETTA: Well, I may have sprayed these with 522 00:32:06,299 --> 00:32:08,301 my favorite perfume. 523 00:32:08,384 --> 00:32:09,636 KING JR.: Oh. 524 00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:12,972 CORETTA: Hmm. I know last night was intense. 525 00:32:14,557 --> 00:32:16,434 The riots have Memphis on edge. 526 00:32:16,517 --> 00:32:20,355 KING JR.: Everything's going to be fine. 527 00:32:21,230 --> 00:32:25,193 When I get back, I promise to spend more downtime at home. 528 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:31,950 Listen, I know I've sacrificed a lot for the movement and 529 00:32:32,033 --> 00:32:34,911 it's caused me to be a, 530 00:32:34,994 --> 00:32:38,164 an absent husband and father. 531 00:32:38,247 --> 00:32:39,582 CORETTA: That's not true or fair. 532 00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:42,877 KING JR.: But I haven't sacrificed as much as you. 533 00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:44,837 Everyone gives me credit. 534 00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:49,676 But this movement wouldn't have got this far without you. 535 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:51,928 Of all the decisions I've ever had to make, 536 00:32:52,011 --> 00:32:55,306 the best one is marrying you. 537 00:32:58,309 --> 00:32:59,727 So when I get back, 538 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:02,605 let's figure out a weekend for Atlanta City. 539 00:33:02,689 --> 00:33:03,815 CORETTA: Okay. 540 00:33:03,898 --> 00:33:05,441 KING JR.: All right. 541 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:21,082 (engine starts) 542 00:33:27,088 --> 00:33:31,801 (applause and cheering) 543 00:33:35,054 --> 00:33:40,893 Every chapter of fighting for the struggle has brought upon 544 00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:43,563 a challenging battle. 545 00:33:44,564 --> 00:33:49,110 But I'm not afraid of what happened yesterday because, 546 00:33:49,777 --> 00:33:53,197 through it all, it's my unshakeable faith in God that 547 00:33:53,281 --> 00:33:55,867 guides me through any hard days. 548 00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:02,540 And there will be harder days and bloodshed amongst 549 00:34:02,623 --> 00:34:05,793 the most vulnerable. 550 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:10,173 So while I cannot say that my tomorrow is promised to me, 551 00:34:10,465 --> 00:34:14,218 I'm here to testify that no matter what happens to me, 552 00:34:14,302 --> 00:34:15,595 we as a people, 553 00:34:15,678 --> 00:34:18,723 we'll make it through to tomorrow. 554 00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:25,813 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 555 00:34:26,397 --> 00:34:30,109 ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 556 00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:33,780 So I'm not afraid anymore. 557 00:34:34,614 --> 00:34:39,577 Not for yesterday and not for today because my soul 558 00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:42,747 has been filled with the glory of the God almighty! 559 00:34:44,415 --> 00:34:50,463 (cheering) 560 00:34:50,838 --> 00:34:53,925 ♪ That shone a holy light ♪ 561 00:34:54,300 --> 00:34:56,094 ♪ Everybody ♪ 562 00:34:56,177 --> 00:35:00,681 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 563 00:35:02,683 --> 00:35:07,355 ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ 564 00:35:08,606 --> 00:35:12,485 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 565 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:16,823 ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 566 00:35:18,866 --> 00:35:20,952 (laughter) 567 00:35:21,035 --> 00:35:24,705 ♪ Born this bright glorious morning ♪ 568 00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,165 KING JR.: You gonna get him or I'm gonna get him. 569 00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:28,084 ABERNATHY: Nah, you get get him. 570 00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:30,128 ♪ Christ is born today ♪ 571 00:35:30,211 --> 00:35:32,421 (laughter) 572 00:35:32,505 --> 00:35:36,467 ♪ He came to redeem every sinner and ♪ 573 00:35:37,176 --> 00:35:41,180 ♪ He washed their sins away ♪ 574 00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:43,724 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 575 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:48,229 ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ 576 00:35:49,730 --> 00:35:54,026 ♪ Over the hills, Lord, everywhere ♪ 577 00:35:55,611 --> 00:35:59,532 ♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ 578 00:35:59,866 --> 00:36:03,494 ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪♪ 579 00:36:06,581 --> 00:36:08,708 KING JR.: You had enough? 580 00:36:08,791 --> 00:36:12,128 (laughter) 581 00:36:13,546 --> 00:36:15,840 ABERNATHY: All right, put yourselves together. 582 00:36:16,632 --> 00:36:21,137 KING JR.: Yeah. All right. We better get going. 583 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:27,643 ♪ And to wash their sins away ♪ 584 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:31,898 ♪ Hallelujah ♪ 585 00:36:31,981 --> 00:36:33,149 (door opens) 586 00:36:33,232 --> 00:36:35,193 (chuckle) 587 00:36:36,652 --> 00:36:38,571 (gunshot) 588 00:36:54,086 --> 00:36:56,047 RFK (over PA): Ladies and gentlemen. 589 00:36:56,130 --> 00:36:59,425 I have some very sad news for all of you. 590 00:36:59,508 --> 00:37:04,472 And I think sad news for all of our fellow citizens and 591 00:37:04,555 --> 00:37:07,475 people who love peace all over the world. 592 00:37:08,476 --> 00:37:11,187 And that is that Martin Luther King was 593 00:37:11,270 --> 00:37:13,898 shot and was killed tonight in Memphis. 594 00:37:15,107 --> 00:37:18,069 CHARMICHAEL: When White America got rid of Marcus Garvey, 595 00:37:18,152 --> 00:37:20,238 She did it and she said he was an extremist. 596 00:37:20,321 --> 00:37:21,530 He was crazy. 597 00:37:21,614 --> 00:37:23,616 When they got rid of Brother Malcolm X, 598 00:37:23,699 --> 00:37:26,160 they said he was preaching hate. 599 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:29,956 When they got rid of Brother Martin Luther King, 600 00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:32,416 they had absolutely no reason to do so. 601 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:44,220 JOHNSON: I ask every citizen to reject the blind violence 602 00:37:44,303 --> 00:37:47,265 that has struck Dr. King. 603 00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:55,147 ♪ ♪ 604 00:38:04,323 --> 00:38:10,079 ♪ ♪ 605 00:38:10,371 --> 00:38:17,211 ♪ ♪ 606 00:38:35,855 --> 00:38:42,486 ♪ ♪ 607 00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:48,052 (applause) 608 00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:53,391 (Coretta humming "ABC" by Jackson 5) 609 00:39:56,852 --> 00:40:00,231 BETTY X: Child, If I hear that song one more time. 610 00:40:01,023 --> 00:40:03,943 CORETTA: Believe me, I cannot get my kids to stop singing it. 611 00:40:04,026 --> 00:40:06,904 BETTY X: Oh, mine listen to it all day every day. 612 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:11,700 CORETTA: It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Betty. 613 00:40:11,784 --> 00:40:14,537 BETTY X: You as well, sister Coretta. 614 00:40:14,620 --> 00:40:16,330 Long overdue. 615 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:20,376 CORETTA: Yes. How are your girls? 616 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:23,462 BETTY X: They're well, putting me through it, 617 00:40:23,546 --> 00:40:26,382 but they're well. 618 00:40:26,465 --> 00:40:27,591 How are your children? 619 00:40:27,675 --> 00:40:29,051 CORETTA: Oh, they're here in Gary. 620 00:40:29,135 --> 00:40:31,011 I told them why we're here and why the 621 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:33,389 National Black Convention is so important, 622 00:40:33,472 --> 00:40:35,641 but all they seem to care about is that the 623 00:40:35,724 --> 00:40:37,435 Jackson 5 grew up here. 624 00:40:37,518 --> 00:40:39,728 (laughter) 625 00:40:42,690 --> 00:40:46,735 BETTY X: You know, you inspired me. 626 00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:48,404 CORETTA: Hmm. 627 00:40:48,487 --> 00:40:50,948 BETTY X: Watching you on TV in the past few years, 628 00:40:51,031 --> 00:40:52,867 speaking out on so many different issues. 629 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:54,410 CORETTA: Hmm. 630 00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:55,661 BETTY X: And the people. 631 00:40:55,744 --> 00:40:57,329 CORETTA: Uh-hmm. 632 00:40:57,413 --> 00:40:59,790 BETTY X: I've never been good at that. 633 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:01,709 CORETTA: You know, I've accepted that the world will 634 00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:04,295 always see me as Mrs. King. 635 00:41:04,378 --> 00:41:05,504 BETTY X: You are Coretta. 636 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:07,256 CORETTA: Yes ma'am. 637 00:41:07,339 --> 00:41:09,258 BETTY X: I have been introduced as the widow of 638 00:41:09,341 --> 00:41:11,218 Malcolm X so many times I'm starting to 639 00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:13,304 believe it's my name. 640 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:16,849 CORETTA: Oh, but from what I hear is it's going to be 641 00:41:16,932 --> 00:41:18,976 Dr. Shabazz real soon. 642 00:41:19,059 --> 00:41:21,312 BETTY X: Oh, that is sweet of you to say, 643 00:41:21,395 --> 00:41:23,939 but I'm only taking classes one day a week. 644 00:41:24,023 --> 00:41:26,025 CORETTA: Well, your daughters are watching you do it and 645 00:41:26,108 --> 00:41:27,818 they will be inspired. 646 00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:31,405 I know I am. 647 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:34,867 BETTY X: What do you think our husbands would've thought 648 00:41:34,950 --> 00:41:38,329 about this, us two? 649 00:41:38,412 --> 00:41:39,997 CORETTA: They'd probably laugh. 650 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:41,123 BETTY X: Hmm. 651 00:41:41,207 --> 00:41:43,209 CORETTA: I know Martin would, 652 00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:45,711 and I suspect that Minister Malcolm would too. 653 00:41:45,794 --> 00:41:49,548 BETTY X: Hmm. He'd smile. That I can assure you. 654 00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:53,552 Somewhere after we wanting to get outta here to 655 00:41:53,636 --> 00:41:55,429 get some ice cream. 656 00:41:55,888 --> 00:41:58,015 CORETTA: I used to say that Martin's sweet tooth 657 00:41:58,098 --> 00:42:00,559 had a sweet tooth. 658 00:42:00,643 --> 00:42:05,397 (laughter) 659 00:42:05,481 --> 00:42:08,025 Oh my. 660 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,612 You know, Martin really did respect Malcolm. 661 00:42:11,695 --> 00:42:15,032 BETTY X: Uh-hmm. Malcolm respected Martin. 662 00:42:16,325 --> 00:42:19,411 What gets overlooked is all the things they had in common. 663 00:42:19,495 --> 00:42:20,871 CORETTA: Uh-hmm. 664 00:42:20,955 --> 00:42:25,751 BETTY X: Like their, their work ethic and the spirituality 665 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,798 and sense of duty to their people. 666 00:42:33,676 --> 00:42:35,761 It's a shame they aren't here to see how their legacies have 667 00:42:35,844 --> 00:42:38,514 impacted so many. 668 00:42:44,228 --> 00:42:46,730 CORETTA: It really is. 669 00:42:47,106 --> 00:42:52,903 Which is why we must continue to keep their ideas 670 00:42:53,654 --> 00:42:55,823 and goals alive. 671 00:42:56,824 --> 00:42:59,326 (audience cheering loudly) 672 00:42:59,410 --> 00:43:02,621 Sounds like we're up next. 673 00:43:02,705 --> 00:43:06,917 Hey, what do you think they will say about us meeting? 674 00:43:09,420 --> 00:43:11,088 BETTY X: That it was only the beginning. 675 00:43:11,171 --> 00:43:13,591 CORETTA: Ooh, Amen to that. 676 00:43:13,674 --> 00:43:14,883 BETTY X: Praise be to Allah. 677 00:43:14,967 --> 00:43:17,052 CORETTA: Uh-hmm. 678 00:43:18,429 --> 00:43:24,518 ♪ ♪ 679 00:43:27,521 --> 00:43:30,608 (cheering and applause) 680 00:43:31,483 --> 00:43:32,735 ♪ They can't see it, ♪ 681 00:43:32,818 --> 00:43:36,113 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 682 00:43:36,196 --> 00:43:38,324 ♪ Oh, yes I am ♪ 683 00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:40,534 ♪ They don't believe it, ♪ 684 00:43:40,618 --> 00:43:43,704 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 685 00:43:43,787 --> 00:43:46,832 ♪ That's right. Say it again ♪ 686 00:43:47,791 --> 00:43:49,043 ♪ They can't see it, ♪ 687 00:43:49,126 --> 00:43:52,630 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 688 00:43:52,713 --> 00:43:54,965 ♪ Oh, yes I am ♪ 689 00:43:55,049 --> 00:43:56,342 ♪ That's right. Change the world ♪ 690 00:43:56,425 --> 00:43:57,676 ♪ They don't believe it, ♪ 691 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:01,347 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 692 00:44:01,430 --> 00:44:03,682 ♪ That's right. Say it again ♪ 693 00:44:04,016 --> 00:44:05,559 ♪ Are you inspired to push a little higher ♪ 694 00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:07,519 ♪ To the wire or are you just preaching to the choir? ♪ 695 00:44:07,603 --> 00:44:09,521 ♪ The people I admire were tested by the fire ♪ 696 00:44:09,605 --> 00:44:11,774 ♪ Speak truth to power, never cower to a liar ♪ 697 00:44:11,857 --> 00:44:13,734 ♪ Almost like a messiah. Non-believers called pariah ♪ 698 00:44:13,817 --> 00:44:15,861 ♪ Caught in a quagmire when bad times get dire ♪ 699 00:44:15,944 --> 00:44:17,821 ♪ Instead of a revolution to shudder the empire ♪ 700 00:44:17,905 --> 00:44:20,074 ♪ They aiming at the messenger, shooting at the town crier ♪ 701 00:44:20,157 --> 00:44:21,825 ♪ I'm tired of all the rigamarole ♪ 702 00:44:21,909 --> 00:44:23,410 ♪ Of people forgetting their soul ♪ 703 00:44:23,494 --> 00:44:24,912 ♪ They sell it to get it a hold of sparkly diamonds and gold ♪ 704 00:44:24,995 --> 00:44:26,121 ♪ Steady forgetting their roles ♪ 705 00:44:26,205 --> 00:44:27,706 ♪ The story where answers are told ♪ 706 00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:29,541 ♪ Stand bold, never fold, take control of the future ♪ 707 00:44:29,625 --> 00:44:31,085 ♪ Pose for the camera before they shoot ya ♪ 708 00:44:31,168 --> 00:44:33,420 ♪ Put your face on a t-shirt to dilute you ♪ 709 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:35,297 ♪ If you're seeing this, I'll spell it out for convenience ♪ 710 00:44:35,381 --> 00:44:37,841 ♪ The spark, never grow dark in the heart of a genius. ♪ 711 00:44:37,925 --> 00:44:39,176 ♪ They can't see it, ♪ 712 00:44:39,259 --> 00:44:42,012 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 713 00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:44,390 ♪ Change the world. Yes I am ♪ 714 00:44:44,473 --> 00:44:45,891 ♪ That's right ♪ 715 00:44:45,974 --> 00:44:47,351 ♪ They don't believe it, ♪ 716 00:44:47,434 --> 00:44:50,354 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 717 00:44:50,437 --> 00:44:53,399 ♪ Say it again. Change the world ♪ 718 00:44:53,774 --> 00:44:55,693 ♪ They can't see it, ♪ 719 00:44:55,776 --> 00:44:59,071 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 720 00:44:59,405 --> 00:45:01,240 ♪ Change the world. Yes, I am ♪ 721 00:45:01,323 --> 00:45:02,908 ♪ That's right. Change the world ♪ 722 00:45:02,991 --> 00:45:04,368 ♪ They don't believe it, ♪ 723 00:45:04,451 --> 00:45:07,746 ♪ But I know I'm gonna change the world ♪ 724 00:45:08,122 --> 00:45:11,709 ♪ Change the world, change the world ♪ ♪ 725 00:45:12,668 --> 00:45:18,757 (rhythmic vocalizations) 54368

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