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to 'em. - It worked in Baton Rouge. The taxis there weren't allowed

to lower their fares either. Carpools kept the boycott alive. - That's all well and good, but ain't too many car owners

in my flock. - Well, I tell you what,

Ralph. You keep 'em walking,

I'll get us some cars. - Now, I'm hearing stories,

inspiring stories. We have Mother Pollard here, 70-year-old woman, walking to and fro to work and back home 12 miles

every day with a cane, unbent. [cheers and applause] Now, I feel an unstoppable

conviction right now. And I know you feel it too. So we gon' keep on walking.

all:
Yes! - We gon' keep on walking. We'll walk to work

every morning, and we'll walk back home

every night. We'll wear a groove

in the footpath of our cities. Wear a groove in the pavement until they see the depths

of our conviction. We are not walking.

We are marching. Martin: "And he said unto them,

'Which of you shall "'have a friend and shall go

unto him at midnight "'and say unto him,

"Friend, lend me three loaves, "'"for a friend of mine

in his journey has come to me, and I have nothing

to set before him."'" [people murmuring

unintelligibly] Many in this congregation

are very fortunate in their material possessions. Material things

can be very nice. Many of us have fancy cars,

Cadillac cars, and that's all right. But now God is calling on us

to use these things to a greater purpose than simply

to drive along the highway on a Sunday afternoon

or cruise through the city at ten miles an hour

to impress the neighbors. man: Mm, mm-hmm.

all:
Right. - We on the committee

have decided on a system to ease our burden. Morning, Mr. Sands. His car broke down. [laughter] We're asking you, if you have

a car, to share it. We're not asking

for any outside help in this. We gonna do this ourselves. And we are going to pool

our monies from all the churches to share the costs

of maintaining the automobile and the cost of gasoline

and such. And here's the--

here's the good news now. We gonna take up

a second collection today. man: Amen. [applause] - And I'll tell you

something else. If a couple of farmhands

get mud on his precious upholstery,

old Dr. Johnson's gonna have a heart attack

on the spot. - Now, you be careful, there. - You really think that people

will just give up their cars? - Well,

I've been told I have certain powers

of persuasion. [gentle piano music] - Who told you that? - My beautiful wife. [slow dramatic music] It didn't last in Baton Rouge. - What? - Boycott. Carpool ended in two weeks. [dramatic electric guitar

flourish] Lewis:
We're guessing

the bus company losing about 30,000 Negro fares every day. We subtract some

for the folks who walk. Some just stay home. It's about 20,000 people, 20,000 rides a day,

that's what we need. Now, with the number of cars

we have volunteered, that works out to be

about 130 rides a day, every single car. - Every car? - [chuckles] - Every car. All right. All you riding out

near Madison Street, you gonna ride

with Dr. Johnson here. Come on, get in. Everybody go in here nicely,

please. - Now, now, you all

be careful, please. - Let's go.

Everybody, everybody get in. - Please. - Dr. Johnson,

you still co-ride, sir? We sure appreciate what you're

doing for the cause, sir. Franklin: Get ready For the revolution Come on, come on, come on Ow

women:
Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Franklin: Do you want

a revolution? chorus: Whoo, whoo Franklin: Say,

do you want a revolution? chorus: Whoo, whoo

Franklin:
Come on women: Whoa-ho-ho-ho Whoa-ho-ho-ho Franklin: Do you want

a revolution? chorus: Whoo, whoo

Franklin:
Come on Do you want a revolution?

chorus:
Whoo, whoo women: There's gonna be

a brighter day All your troubles

will pass away all: A revolution's coming,

yes, it's coming Coming, revolution's coming,

yes, it's coming Revolution's coming women: Whoa-ho-ho-ho Whoa-ho-ho-ho

Franklin:
Listen, listen Do you want a revolution?

chorus:
Whoo, whoo Franklin: I say,

do you want a revolution? chorus: Whoo, whoo Martin: No, sir.

It's taken us all by surprise. I--I will bear that in mind. Yes, sir. Good night. [clock ticking] That was Mr. Milton. Coretta: From the Dexter board? - Yeah. Reminding me that I'm still

the pastor of a church. - And did he also remind you

that the last pastor was fired for his radical views? - Not in so many words. But it was very much implied. - You found five? God bless you. - Now, you got to be there

at 6:
00 p.m. sharp, now. 6:00 p.m. sharp. [all talking at once] - Oh, Lord. Okay. All right.

I'll get back to you. Got some trouble

at the Day Street lot. Vandals done

slashed some tires. [dog barking, bottle clinks] - They asked us to watch over

these here vehicles after some of the tires

got slashed. Said we could even sleep in 'em

if we want to, long as that don't

happen to them. We got to do our part too,

you understand? - And then you raised

the taxi fares by 45. - Cars been vandalized

all over town. - Sorry I'm late. - Who is this? - Uh, Luther Ingalls,

secretary of White Citizens. - Is that who I think it is? - Guess he left his robe

at home. - Uh, Mr. Mayor,

we were not informed that, uh, Mr. Ingalls

was a member of your committee. - I don't think it's our job

to inform you, Mr. King. - Well, what is our purpose

if certain members have come

with preconceived ideas? - Reverend King,

I came here prepared to vote in favor

of Negro bus drivers. I resent very deeply

your statement that we as white people have come here

with certain preconceived ideas. I most certainly did not. man: Nor did I. - Well, I apologize

to those of you who have come with more open minds,

but I would also like to state for the record

that we of the MIA strongly protest the presence

of the White Citizens' Council at this meeting. - You're here representing

the Negroes. No difference me

representing my people. - Don't compare

our two organizations. - Why not? - The White Citizens' Council

is openly racist. - That is your opinion,

Reverend King. Now, I suggest you exercise

the same tolerance for a different opinion. - I don't think it's

a question of my tolerance. - Well, it seems you've got

a real problem with other people expressing

their opinions, don't you, Mr. King? This man, this man here

speaks for you all? - All right, let me

make one thing very clear. Let there be no mistake

that Reverend King is the voice of every Negro

in this room, but he's also the voice

of 50,000 Negroes in Montgomery. [church bell tolls] - I walked right into that. - Amen. - Now, see, they think

they're slick. They're not negotiating

on good faith, and they think we foolish enough

not to know the difference. - Brother, this is a siege. This is a battle to see

who's gonna give in first. They just wore you down. - I guess you're right. - Soon as you concede

even one point to the Negroes, you--you open the floodgates. They're like children, W.A. You got to be firm with 'em. - We're doing the right thing

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