Boycott Page #6

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that allows a state to take action against drivers

who are deemed to be hazardous. And too many traffic tickets

and, uh... - They gonna confiscate cars. - They could confiscate

their cars. [upbeat music] - Tell all my friends that

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was my own personal driver. [laughter] - You tell 'em, sister.

woman:
Mm-hmm. [laughter] - Be careful now. - Oh, I see 'em. [percussive music] [siren wails] - Oh, sh*t. [gasps softly]

Uh, pardon me, Reverend. - That's quite all right,

sister. I share your sentiment. Can I help you, Officer? - Step out of the car.

Just him. Martin King. - I've done something wrong? - You were doin'

30 miles an hour in a 25 mile speed zone. - Then write me a ticket. - Shut up.

Get up against the car. - He didn't do anything! - What are you doing?

- I'm arresting you. You get back in the car! Give me your hands. - Oh, I hope

he don't hurt him. - Look,

take me with you. He didn't do anything! - You back away! Step away from my car! - Find Coretta. Find my wife and let her know

what happened. both: Yes, Reverend. [dramatic music] [camera shutter clicks] Martin: You see,

within the belly of that first slave ship,

you didn't have to worry about whether or not you were

sitting in the proper section. You didn't have to worry

about getting up to give your seat

to a white person. You were loaded

into the belly of that ship on a first come,

first to serve basis. And then a Negro who dared

to reject the circumstances under which he suffered,

well, that Negro was a problem. [pensive music] - They took him out of his car, and he didn't do nothing wrong! Martin:

This your first time, hmm? Never been here before? Well, no, never before. You see that hook there? Where? Mm. You know what that's for. Mm. 40 days, 40 days. [whispers] 40 days,

40 days. And he went up,

and he looked over. But, see, you have not yielded

to the possibility of the inevitable. That's not for you. That's not for you yet. - This is a property bond. - Only way to make

bail's with cash. - This is an accepted form

of bail payment throughout the entire state

of Alabama, sir. - Not this time of night. - Well, this is

an acceptable way-- - Take a look at this. men: The blood won't atone If we don't bring these

issues to the light Feel like going on Trials in your life

come to make you strong So hold your head up,

stick your chest out Ain't no doubt

about this here God's gonna bring you out In the morning, he gon'

wipe all those tears away Make it through the night,

there's a brighter day Got to know that you never

gon' be left alone God's gon' deal with these

issues if you hold on - Reverend Martin,

this is Harry Phillips. - Evening, Brother Phillips. - Evening, Reverend King. - He's gonna be your driver. - What do I need

with a chauffeur? - Look, we can't have you

driving anymore. It just ain't worth the risk. - Well, let's go on home. [pensive blues music] Coretta: Happy birthday

to you Happy birthday,

dear Daddy Happy birthday to you [phone ringing] - Yes? [somber music] [phone ringing] Yes? Do not threaten my family. [bottle thuds] [sniffles] Lord... I'm here taking a stand

for what I believe is right. But now I'm afraid. People are looking at me for leadership. But I'm at the end

of my power. If we are wrong... I don't think

I can do it anymore. If we are wrong,

Jesus of Nazareth... Help me, Lord. Was merely a utopian dreamer

and never came down to Earth. Help. If we are wrong,

justice is a lie. And we are determined

to work here in Montgomery, to work and to fight

until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness

like a mighty stream, and when the history books

are written, somebody will have to say,

"There lived a race of people, "a black people, fleecy locks

and black complexion, "who had the moral courage

to stand up for their rights, "and thereby they injected

a new meaning into the veins of history

and civilization." And we are going to do that

here in Montgomery. God grant that we will do it

before it's too late. [woman vocalizing] - I have today instructed

the police department to break up congregations

of Negroes that are loitering

in white residential districts. man: The Bible's

very clear about the separation of the races. man: Animals in the woods

don't mix. The fish in the rivers

don't mix. man:
I don't care

what the Bible says or what the Bible doesn't say. man: This will only lead to

a mongrelization of the races. man: Furthermore,

many, uh, local businessmen have promised me they're

gonna lay off Negro workers who are being used

by outside agitators from the NAACP

as instruments in this boycott. - Ain't no good

gonna come out of this. People getting all riled up. - Well, I'm sorry it happened. But we still urgently

need your car. No, you're not expected

to pay for it. We have a fund that covers it. Just send your repair bill

to our treasurer, Mr. E.D. Nixon. - Repair bill?

Fine. How much money you got in your

pocketbook, Miss Robinson? [laughter] - Reverend.

- Hmm? - How long has that police car

been sitting out there? - I don't know.

Long enough, I suppose. Tell me something. Is your landlord

a white man? - Listen, everybody. We moving out of here

right now. - What? - Grab everything

that you can carry. Get everything out of here. - What's going on,

Reverend Abernathy? - The police are out there,

and if they evict us, they get to keep

everything in here. [tense music] - They've got no reason. - They will find a reason. They always find reasons. man: Where we moving to? Abernathy: Anywhere, as long

as it's owned by a Negro. - Go, go, go, go! - Let's go, come on.

Hurry, hurry, hurry. - Good day, officers. - It's supporting

an illegal boycott. - What do you expect me to do? She has a limp,

poor thing. She's lame.

She can't walk to work. - Well, what she does

is her problem. Now, every time I see you

driving her, I'm gonna give you a ticket. - My white lady always

be asking me about the boycott, but I don't tell her nothing. Better she don't know. But I will tell you this-- - Joanna,

we have things to do. - Yes. - The city isn't offering

anything more than the same old segregation

with increased bus fares. Now, we've walked for months, and I say we keep on walking

until our city fathers give us what we're asking for. [dog barking] - The latest proposal by

the city now is just ludicrous. - I agree with E.D.

I agree with E.D. [all talking at once] - Ladies and gentlemen,

now, we've been at this for 56 days now. And I think the boycott

has succeeded beyond our wildest--

- Succeeded? [all talking at once] - I do believe it is time

for us to be reasonable. - Reasonable for what?

- What is reasonable? - Now, let Reverend Banyon

finish his point, please! - Now, let me tell you

what is reasonable. If they give us two

out of three of our demands, I think we ought to take that. - We'd be at the same place

as we were before. [all talking at once] - Hold on, now.

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