1 00:00:04,138 --> 00:00:05,872 Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:05,907 --> 00:00:07,474 Powell is a bully. 3 00:00:07,507 --> 00:00:08,508 And when a bully threatens you, 4 00:00:08,541 --> 00:00:09,343 you don't walk away. 5 00:00:09,377 --> 00:00:11,511 You ball up your fists and you swing. 6 00:00:11,544 --> 00:00:13,613 Well, I guess I'd look pretty stupid right now 7 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:15,782 if I'd let myself believe last night was real. 8 00:00:15,815 --> 00:00:17,118 The police assaulted Brother Hinton. 9 00:00:17,151 --> 00:00:18,185 He's in bad shape. 10 00:00:18,219 --> 00:00:20,687 Why didn't you consult with me first? 11 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:21,888 Boy, come on. 12 00:00:21,923 --> 00:00:23,823 And I was calling to see how you were holding up. 13 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:24,824 Thank you, Senator. 14 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:26,760 If you could take a look into Martin's situation, 15 00:00:26,793 --> 00:00:27,861 I would really appreciate it. 16 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:30,197 Corrie, that phone call probably changed 17 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:32,532 the course of the election. 18 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:34,201 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches. 19 00:00:34,235 --> 00:00:36,469 It's Betty and Malcolm. 20 00:00:36,503 --> 00:00:38,838 Not Betty, Malcolm, and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. 21 00:00:39,006 --> 00:00:41,208 We achieved what everyone thought impossible. 22 00:00:41,242 --> 00:00:42,776 Now it's time to take on the world. 23 00:00:42,809 --> 00:00:44,245 There's nothing those people hate 24 00:00:44,278 --> 00:00:45,545 more than a racist. 25 00:00:45,578 --> 00:00:47,781 So why not give them one to focus on? 26 00:01:02,163 --> 00:01:05,199 We'll be demonstrating here until freedom comes. 27 00:01:07,534 --> 00:01:08,936 These are stores that help to support the 28 00:01:08,970 --> 00:01:11,838 White Citizens' Council, is dedicated to keeping 29 00:01:11,871 --> 00:01:14,208 you and I second-class citizens. 30 00:01:31,891 --> 00:01:34,261 This is an extremely comprehensive bill. 31 00:01:34,295 --> 00:01:36,830 It bans racial discrimination in public accommodations, 32 00:01:36,863 --> 00:01:40,500 eliminates federal funding for programs that exclude Negroes, 33 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,937 and gives the Justice Department broad powers to 34 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:45,505 desegregate schools. 35 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:53,314 Gentlemen, this bill is the strongest piece of legislation 36 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:55,582 for Negro equality in a century. 37 00:01:55,615 --> 00:01:56,883 We appreciate everything you're trying 38 00:01:56,917 --> 00:01:58,618 to do here, Mr. President, but. 39 00:01:58,651 --> 00:02:00,620 But we've been down this road before. 40 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:01,821 If you don't have the votes, 41 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:03,790 the bill will be gutted like in '57. 42 00:02:03,823 --> 00:02:04,925 With all due respect, sir, 43 00:02:04,959 --> 00:02:07,294 you won't even have the support of half of your party. 44 00:02:07,328 --> 00:02:08,996 Thurmond and his Dixiecrats will die 45 00:02:09,030 --> 00:02:10,231 on this hill. 46 00:02:10,264 --> 00:02:12,866 Which is why I need your help to drum up support. 47 00:02:12,899 --> 00:02:14,902 We're all on the same side here. 48 00:02:14,935 --> 00:02:16,870 It hasn't felt like the Federal Government was on our 49 00:02:16,904 --> 00:02:19,739 side these past few months in Birmingham and Mississippi, 50 00:02:20,207 --> 00:02:23,777 while we were being bombed, arrested, fire-hosed, 51 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:26,546 attacked by dogs, and murdered. 52 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,749 I wanna put an end to this unrest as much 53 00:02:29,783 --> 00:02:31,052 as you do, Mr. Lewis. 54 00:02:31,085 --> 00:02:33,653 We all do, which is why we should focus 55 00:02:33,686 --> 00:02:36,223 on finding solutions. 56 00:02:36,957 --> 00:02:39,826 So, what do you think, Doctor King? 57 00:02:43,797 --> 00:02:45,332 This country must realize that 58 00:02:45,366 --> 00:02:47,368 this is not a Southern issue, 59 00:02:47,401 --> 00:02:50,804 but an American issue. 60 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,339 Which is why we've called for a 61 00:02:52,373 --> 00:02:54,341 March on Washington. 62 00:02:55,276 --> 00:02:57,644 This bill will have a much better chance without 63 00:02:57,677 --> 00:02:59,612 Negroes taking to the streets. 64 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:02,649 Negroes are already in the street, Mr. President. 65 00:03:04,818 --> 00:03:07,288 How many more martyrs does our cause need? 66 00:03:08,989 --> 00:03:12,059 How many more fathers and sons have to be slain for 67 00:03:12,226 --> 00:03:14,794 America to say enough is enough? 68 00:03:14,828 --> 00:03:18,032 Medgar Evers fought in World War II and came back 69 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:20,633 to be assassinated in his driveway, 70 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:22,036 in front of his family. 71 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:24,704 He believed in what this country stands for, 72 00:03:24,737 --> 00:03:26,407 but remains to be seen is, 73 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,609 does this country believe in him? 74 00:03:30,277 --> 00:03:35,282 Giving Negroes their full citizenship is long overdue. 75 00:03:40,454 --> 00:03:43,390 Last Friday night, seven innocent, 76 00:03:43,424 --> 00:03:47,128 unarmed Black men were shot in cold blood by 77 00:03:47,161 --> 00:03:50,331 Los Angeles Police at Muhammad's Mosque 27. 78 00:03:50,763 --> 00:03:53,700 One is now dead, another paralyzed. 79 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:56,736 Five others in serious condition. 80 00:03:56,769 --> 00:04:00,673 How can this crime against innocent human beings occur in 81 00:04:00,707 --> 00:04:03,043 America with no public outcry? 82 00:04:03,776 --> 00:04:08,848 It's because Chief Parker has misused the press to camouflage 83 00:04:08,882 --> 00:04:10,985 this inhuman atrocity. 84 00:04:11,252 --> 00:04:12,453 But no more. 85 00:04:12,486 --> 00:04:16,423 No Negro in America is gullible enough to eat their story. 86 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:19,026 Minister, are you accusing the LAPD chief 87 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,660 of targeting Muslims? 88 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:21,996 Yes, sir. 89 00:04:22,029 --> 00:04:24,764 And now he's trying to make the Negroes in the community 90 00:04:24,797 --> 00:04:26,967 think that we are not Negro and that they 91 00:04:27,001 --> 00:04:28,936 should be against us too. 92 00:04:29,270 --> 00:04:31,838 Malcolm, the police report states that it 93 00:04:31,871 --> 00:04:33,007 was the Muslims who attacked first. 94 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,442 As Muslims, sir, we are not allowed to have 95 00:04:35,476 --> 00:04:39,046 weapons in our home, much less upon our person. 96 00:04:40,014 --> 00:04:41,415 I'll say this, 97 00:04:41,448 --> 00:04:44,051 if someone throws a rock through the window 98 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:47,787 of a synagogue or a church, everybody's up in arms. 99 00:04:47,820 --> 00:04:49,423 Yet here are the police department 100 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:52,792 shooting up our mosque. 101 00:04:52,993 --> 00:04:57,164 Now, this is Brother Ronald Stokes. 102 00:04:58,933 --> 00:05:02,136 He fought for this country in Korea and returned home 103 00:05:02,169 --> 00:05:04,804 to be murdered by police. 104 00:05:04,837 --> 00:05:06,040 He was shot through the heart. 105 00:05:06,073 --> 00:05:07,942 But they weren't satisfied. 106 00:05:07,975 --> 00:05:11,212 While he lay on the floor, a bullet hole in his chest, 107 00:05:11,245 --> 00:05:14,215 they put a hole in his head with their clubs. 108 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:15,815 Now as Muslims, 109 00:05:15,848 --> 00:05:19,886 we are in fact allowed to defend ourselves. 110 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,789 And that is precisely what we intend to do. 111 00:05:36,537 --> 00:05:38,771 I trusted you had more sense than to start 112 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:40,007 a war with those devils. 113 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:41,874 Sir, what would our brothers think if we 114 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:44,144 do not follow our own doctrine? 115 00:05:44,178 --> 00:05:47,548 If we take the desecration of our temple laying down? 116 00:05:47,581 --> 00:05:50,817 And what do you propose we do, brother? 117 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:52,987 The Los Angeles Fruits have the home addresses 118 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:56,023 of the guilty cops. 119 00:05:56,190 --> 00:05:59,159 On your word, we will ensure these brutes never 120 00:05:59,193 --> 00:06:01,128 abuse Muslims again. 121 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:04,565 I fear the sorrow of our brother's death is blinding 122 00:06:04,598 --> 00:06:07,767 you to reason. 123 00:06:08,068 --> 00:06:10,904 So we do nothing? 124 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:20,547 You know, a brave man was treated like a dog. 125 00:06:22,950 --> 00:06:25,785 Worse than a dog. 126 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,555 How are you not angry? 127 00:06:28,589 --> 00:06:32,192 I have always admired your fire, Malcolm. 128 00:06:32,226 --> 00:06:36,896 But you must put your trust in the Just One, who, 129 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:38,898 in his infinite wisdom, 130 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:42,269 will find a way to avenge this atrocity. 131 00:06:42,303 --> 00:06:44,038 Could you give me your word you will leave it 132 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:46,240 in Allah's hands? 133 00:06:47,641 --> 00:06:49,276 If that is what you wish. 134 00:06:49,310 --> 00:06:50,944 We're in agreement. 135 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:53,580 Now, you understand Muhammad Speaks has lost its 136 00:06:53,614 --> 00:06:56,216 bearing and needs a new captain. 137 00:06:57,985 --> 00:06:59,053 And you've found your man. 138 00:06:59,086 --> 00:07:00,621 Brother Clyde has been by my side for a 139 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,022 very long time. 140 00:07:02,056 --> 00:07:04,224 He will take over the publication from 141 00:07:04,258 --> 00:07:05,926 this point forward. 142 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:09,896 I trust you will not defy me again. 143 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,298 No, I will not. 144 00:07:11,332 --> 00:07:13,600 Good. Now for the foreseeable future, 145 00:07:13,634 --> 00:07:17,204 you will solely concentrate on recruiting. 146 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:21,975 May Allah keep you wise and away from politics. 147 00:07:27,548 --> 00:07:29,983 And you in good health, sir. 148 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:45,132 For your journey, Brother Minister. 149 00:07:47,401 --> 00:07:50,971 I see my wife called. 150 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:52,373 Thank you, Sister...? 151 00:07:52,406 --> 00:07:54,174 Annie. 152 00:07:54,208 --> 00:07:57,177 I'm the new secretary to the Messenger. 153 00:07:58,112 --> 00:08:02,882 Do you know what happened to the Sister who used to be here? 154 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:07,121 I don't like to gossip, 155 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:10,290 but I think Sister Evelyn's fallen on hard times. 156 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:14,361 The MGTs use her as a cautionary tale. 157 00:08:23,704 --> 00:08:25,105 And coming up next, 158 00:08:25,139 --> 00:08:26,407 special announcement from Reverend... 159 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,943 Malcolm, dear, I was wondering if you 160 00:08:29,977 --> 00:08:31,211 could look over my article? 161 00:08:31,245 --> 00:08:33,147 But first, we ask residence if they are 162 00:08:33,180 --> 00:08:34,381 concerned about the city, 163 00:08:34,415 --> 00:08:35,682 about some of the incidents that happened in 164 00:08:35,716 --> 00:08:37,951 connection with them. 165 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:39,420 Let's hear what some people think. 166 00:08:39,453 --> 00:08:41,655 Well, congratulations, Betty, 167 00:08:41,688 --> 00:08:44,992 but I think you'd be better served to pass this along 168 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:47,394 to Brother Clyde. 169 00:08:48,228 --> 00:08:50,964 He's the new editor now. 170 00:08:50,998 --> 00:08:54,067 What happened? 171 00:08:54,468 --> 00:08:58,138 Best interest of the nation, I guess. 172 00:08:58,672 --> 00:09:02,209 KING JR. So it's with great urgency that we call for a 173 00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:06,013 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th. 174 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:10,184 In the Centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, 175 00:09:10,217 --> 00:09:13,720 it is time for this Nation to fulfill its promise to its 176 00:09:13,754 --> 00:09:15,255 Negro citizens. 177 00:09:15,289 --> 00:09:17,691 Kennedy's shrewd. 178 00:09:18,091 --> 00:09:22,196 He has the good doctor doing his bidding to protect his 179 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:24,264 legacy on civil rights. 180 00:09:24,298 --> 00:09:28,168 If he has that many Negroes parading and the bill passes, 181 00:09:28,202 --> 00:09:32,105 the fight will be over. 182 00:09:32,573 --> 00:09:35,709 Even if nothing changes, it'll look like a win. 183 00:09:36,376 --> 00:09:40,647 What are you going to do about it? 184 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:44,953 I'm gonna make sure they don't sell out. 185 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:51,625 I'm running out of ways to convince the students to 186 00:09:51,658 --> 00:09:54,461 stay the course and be patient when we have so little 187 00:09:54,495 --> 00:09:57,030 to show for it. 188 00:09:57,064 --> 00:09:59,433 Well, a procession of volatile students storming the 189 00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:03,003 streets with a tinge of Harlem won't help our cause. 190 00:10:03,604 --> 00:10:05,672 That's why we need to mobilize a crowd of 191 00:10:05,706 --> 00:10:08,442 at least 100,000 to Washington. 192 00:10:08,475 --> 00:10:11,378 Are you mad, 100,000? 193 00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:12,579 That's the bare minimum if we wanna 194 00:10:12,613 --> 00:10:15,048 be taken seriously. 195 00:10:15,082 --> 00:10:18,018 John's right, we need a show of force. 196 00:10:18,151 --> 00:10:20,320 Now, we're talking. 197 00:10:20,487 --> 00:10:21,788 That's four times the largest crowd 198 00:10:21,822 --> 00:10:23,657 we've ever been able to gather. 199 00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:27,761 We'll lose Kennedy and any chance this legislation has. 200 00:10:28,161 --> 00:10:29,796 No one bill is gonna solve the problems 201 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:31,798 we're facing in the South. 202 00:10:31,832 --> 00:10:34,368 We need to hold everyone's feet to the fire 203 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:35,602 and demand more. 204 00:10:35,636 --> 00:10:37,738 But without time to prepare, 205 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:39,573 this march'll blow up in our faces. 206 00:10:39,606 --> 00:10:41,542 Not necessarily. 207 00:10:41,575 --> 00:10:43,810 Randolph and I have been working together on a plan. 208 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:45,679 Really? 209 00:10:45,712 --> 00:10:46,747 And who's gonna be paying for it? 210 00:10:46,780 --> 00:10:48,849 Is a March on Washington worth the cost 211 00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:52,020 to the NAACP? 212 00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:56,123 Not when someone else gets the publicity. 213 00:11:01,461 --> 00:11:05,799 Roy, we're gonna go ahead with the march. 214 00:11:07,634 --> 00:11:10,704 It would mean a lot to everyone here if the NAACP 215 00:11:10,737 --> 00:11:14,141 is on board. 216 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:18,845 But it will mean more to history if it isn't. 217 00:11:21,448 --> 00:11:24,351 Let's take five. 218 00:11:27,654 --> 00:11:29,856 John. 219 00:11:41,903 --> 00:11:43,637 You think he'll come around? 220 00:11:43,670 --> 00:11:45,639 Frankly, I don't care anymore. 221 00:11:45,672 --> 00:11:48,408 How long does he expect us to wait? 222 00:11:48,442 --> 00:11:50,210 Will those kids who are getting arrested all over the 223 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:53,580 South see the fruits of their sacrifice? 224 00:11:53,614 --> 00:11:55,582 Or will they have to wait another generation? 225 00:11:55,616 --> 00:11:57,884 You know he'll join us in the end. 226 00:11:57,919 --> 00:11:59,653 I think he's just jealous you and Kennedy are 227 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:02,389 thick as thieves. 228 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:08,462 If it isn't the civil rights twins! 229 00:12:08,495 --> 00:12:09,630 He wishes. 230 00:12:09,663 --> 00:12:11,898 Your car is here, Martin, right through this exit. 231 00:12:11,933 --> 00:12:13,734 Thank you, Dorothy. 232 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:15,702 Did you reconsider what we discussed? 233 00:12:15,736 --> 00:12:17,571 About getting security. 234 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:18,672 Ah. 235 00:12:18,705 --> 00:12:20,674 Well, students all over the South don't have anyone 236 00:12:20,707 --> 00:12:22,910 protecting them from the police or the Klan, so. 237 00:12:22,944 --> 00:12:24,678 And they are brave for what they do. 238 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:26,513 But you know it's different. 239 00:12:26,546 --> 00:12:27,581 I don't wanna be a hypocrite. 240 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:30,550 Yeah, but after what happened to Medgar... 241 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:37,457 If something would happen to you. 242 00:12:37,491 --> 00:12:40,527 Nothing is gonna happen to me, 243 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,830 or any of us, all right? 244 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,286 Welcome to DC, Brother Minister. 245 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:08,555 Happy to be here. 246 00:13:08,722 --> 00:13:09,823 President made some remarks 247 00:13:09,856 --> 00:13:11,591 about your arrival. 248 00:13:11,625 --> 00:13:13,293 Well, he's right to be worried. 249 00:13:13,326 --> 00:13:14,327 Brother John. 250 00:13:14,361 --> 00:13:17,597 Brother Malcolm, what are you doing here? 251 00:13:17,631 --> 00:13:18,899 I just came to get a quick bite of cream, 252 00:13:18,933 --> 00:13:19,967 that's all. 253 00:13:20,001 --> 00:13:21,069 I didn't expect to see you here. 254 00:13:21,102 --> 00:13:23,603 There are at least three other parlors within 255 00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:24,906 a six-mile radius from here. 256 00:13:24,939 --> 00:13:27,307 Things like that don't happen by coincidence. 257 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:28,809 Well, I guess you could say I didn't 258 00:13:28,842 --> 00:13:31,645 wanna be late to the party. 259 00:13:31,812 --> 00:13:33,246 Now, things are shaping up pretty well out there 260 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,681 for your march. 261 00:13:34,715 --> 00:13:35,849 Well, it's a good reminder of what 262 00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:37,250 we're fighting for. 263 00:13:37,284 --> 00:13:38,186 Uh-hmm. 264 00:13:38,218 --> 00:13:39,653 What we all should be fighting for. 265 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:40,887 I agree. 266 00:13:40,922 --> 00:13:42,656 And that's why you should be attending my rally in Harlem. 267 00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:44,524 I'm inviting all Negro leaders. 268 00:13:44,558 --> 00:13:46,660 I think we should be able to submerge our minor differences 269 00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:48,595 to seek a solution to our common problem with 270 00:13:48,628 --> 00:13:49,896 our common enemy. 271 00:13:49,931 --> 00:13:51,933 Not sure Dr. King and the others think our 272 00:13:51,966 --> 00:13:54,601 differences are so minor. 273 00:13:54,634 --> 00:13:56,603 Don't let them dilute your message. 274 00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:58,572 The students have been at the forefront of this fight and 275 00:13:58,605 --> 00:13:59,740 are its future. 276 00:13:59,773 --> 00:14:01,675 And we get to benefit from the battles fought by 277 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,276 those who came before us. 278 00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:04,878 That's what they want you to believe so 279 00:14:04,912 --> 00:14:06,346 that you look up to them and they can keep 280 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,748 you in check when really, 281 00:14:07,781 --> 00:14:11,518 they should be looking out for you. 282 00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:15,722 John, you know, it's not too late to invite the 283 00:14:15,756 --> 00:14:18,759 Honorable Elijah Muhammad to speak. 284 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:20,061 That would be something. 285 00:14:20,094 --> 00:14:21,229 Uh-hmm. 286 00:14:21,261 --> 00:14:23,663 And he would ensure that those so-called Negro leaders 287 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:25,632 don't turn you into Kennedy's puppets. 288 00:14:25,665 --> 00:14:27,634 The President wasn't the biggest fan of the march. 289 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:28,668 We've already... 290 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:29,937 But he is now, 291 00:14:29,971 --> 00:14:32,974 now that he's pulling all the strings. 292 00:14:35,842 --> 00:14:38,678 Listen. 293 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:42,816 Don't let the March on Washington turn into the 294 00:14:42,984 --> 00:14:46,319 March in Washington. 295 00:14:59,666 --> 00:15:01,368 All I'm saying is, 296 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,971 that if you're giving the keynote address, 297 00:15:04,005 --> 00:15:06,706 all the organizing parties should get a say in it. 298 00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:08,408 Well, it's not like we get a say in yours. 299 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:09,876 Why would Martin's be any different? 300 00:15:09,911 --> 00:15:11,711 But his is different. 301 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:13,346 He's getting extra time, 302 00:15:13,380 --> 00:15:16,383 which doesn't seem fair because the NAACP is 303 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,085 footing the bill for all of this. 304 00:15:18,119 --> 00:15:19,053 Bayard was right. 305 00:15:19,086 --> 00:15:20,988 Most of the people are coming to hear him. 306 00:15:21,022 --> 00:15:24,825 More reason to make sure he speaks for all of us. 307 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:28,095 At the very least, let us read it. 308 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:30,864 Bayard, are the trains running on time? 309 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,967 Trains, planes, and buses coming from every 310 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,970 corner of this land. 311 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:38,738 What's the frown about? 312 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,074 Well, the administration is concerned 313 00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:42,676 about the possibility of violence. 314 00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:46,680 As long as they keep their police dogs away from us, 315 00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:47,581 there won't be. 316 00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:49,116 There will be no canine units. 317 00:15:49,150 --> 00:15:50,851 They don't want a repeat of the images 318 00:15:50,884 --> 00:15:52,053 coming out of Birmingham. 319 00:15:52,086 --> 00:15:53,653 On the flip side, 320 00:15:53,687 --> 00:15:54,989 they have agreed to let us park on the Mall, 321 00:15:55,022 --> 00:15:56,656 which has never been done before. 322 00:15:56,690 --> 00:15:58,458 So long as we're out by sundown. 323 00:15:58,491 --> 00:16:01,795 God forbid we got Negroes walking the 324 00:16:01,828 --> 00:16:03,130 streets at night. 325 00:16:03,164 --> 00:16:05,132 Kennedy wants the same as we do, 326 00:16:05,166 --> 00:16:07,467 a peaceful show of force. 327 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:08,869 Really? 328 00:16:08,903 --> 00:16:11,705 Because I thought the purpose of this march was 329 00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:15,742 to let the politicians know what we want. 330 00:16:15,775 --> 00:16:18,145 Well, isn't that one and the same? 331 00:16:18,179 --> 00:16:20,047 To bring about real change? 332 00:16:20,081 --> 00:16:22,016 John, compromise is the only way to 333 00:16:22,049 --> 00:16:23,850 get legislation through. 334 00:16:23,884 --> 00:16:26,153 Which is why we wanna work with the administration 335 00:16:26,187 --> 00:16:29,156 and abandon all plans for civil disobedience. 336 00:16:29,190 --> 00:16:31,892 When did the March on Washington become a 337 00:16:31,926 --> 00:16:33,928 March in Washington? 338 00:16:33,961 --> 00:16:38,465 Malcolm X is right. We're just Kennedy's puppets. 339 00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:49,509 Think about the symbolic power of 100,000 340 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:54,748 Negroes demanding freedom at the foot of 341 00:16:54,781 --> 00:16:56,483 the Lincoln Memorial. 342 00:16:56,650 --> 00:17:00,187 The world will be watching. 343 00:17:01,255 --> 00:17:03,523 Yeah. 344 00:17:03,556 --> 00:17:07,194 And they'll watch us bow to the pressure from men 345 00:17:07,228 --> 00:17:11,765 who wouldn't sit next to us on a damn bus. 346 00:17:23,044 --> 00:17:26,013 Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise? 347 00:17:26,047 --> 00:17:27,747 I thought you was arriving tomorrow? 348 00:17:27,781 --> 00:17:29,116 Ooh. 349 00:17:29,150 --> 00:17:30,750 I thought you might be happy to see me. 350 00:17:30,784 --> 00:17:34,155 Yeah. 351 00:17:34,188 --> 00:17:37,191 Hmm, an answer to my prayers. 352 00:17:38,092 --> 00:17:40,760 I saw a copy of the schedule on your desk and 353 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:43,965 I noticed there are no women on the list of speakers. 354 00:17:43,998 --> 00:17:45,232 There's a tribute to women. 355 00:17:45,266 --> 00:17:47,969 Where they don't get to speak? 356 00:17:48,002 --> 00:17:49,971 It's a packed program, Corrie. 357 00:17:50,004 --> 00:17:51,238 Oh, Martin. 358 00:17:51,272 --> 00:17:55,042 Women have been the backbone of this movement since Montgomery. 359 00:17:55,076 --> 00:17:57,610 I'm sure the crowd wants to hear what they have to say and 360 00:17:57,644 --> 00:17:59,246 not just celebrate them. 361 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,183 Not you too. 362 00:18:02,216 --> 00:18:03,451 Excuse me? 363 00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:05,785 I have enough to do trying to keep this march from 364 00:18:05,819 --> 00:18:10,590 falling apart without having to also please my wife. 365 00:18:57,138 --> 00:18:59,606 Why don't we try putting some comfortable shoes on and 366 00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:02,742 going for a walk outside? 367 00:19:04,378 --> 00:19:08,149 Give me a chance to start over? 368 00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:12,652 I think that's a good idea. 369 00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:28,269 These last few months, I've, 370 00:19:28,302 --> 00:19:31,838 I've felt like an impostor. 371 00:19:32,872 --> 00:19:37,244 Insisting non-violence is the answer when we're met 372 00:19:37,278 --> 00:19:39,846 with so much brutality. 373 00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:41,248 You can't mean that. 374 00:19:41,282 --> 00:19:42,749 But many do. 375 00:19:42,782 --> 00:19:45,386 They call me a hypocrite, a sellout. 376 00:19:45,419 --> 00:19:46,686 And maybe I am, 377 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:52,259 preaching love and unity when we can't even agree ourselves. 378 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:56,230 Leading is not easy. 379 00:19:56,263 --> 00:19:58,332 Not when the stakes are so high. 380 00:19:58,365 --> 00:20:02,735 If anyone can bring people together, it's you. 381 00:20:07,841 --> 00:20:12,079 I haven't written a single line in my speech. 382 00:20:17,351 --> 00:20:19,320 I don't even know what it's supposed to be, 383 00:20:19,353 --> 00:20:21,654 where it begins. 384 00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:25,658 Everybody has an opinion, an agenda. 385 00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:30,730 How am I supposed to rouse the people to action and 386 00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:34,268 not antagonize the politicians? 387 00:20:39,373 --> 00:20:41,741 God is in your heart. 388 00:20:41,774 --> 00:20:45,279 Let Him speak through you. 389 00:20:45,446 --> 00:20:50,384 And don't try to appease anyone else. 390 00:20:56,290 --> 00:20:58,858 What's wrong? 391 00:21:00,995 --> 00:21:04,831 I just don't know how I got so lucky. 392 00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:06,300 Boy, c'mon, stop. Let's go. 393 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:09,702 I'm serious, Corrie. 394 00:21:11,405 --> 00:21:15,742 Every bit of strength I have comes from being your husband. 395 00:21:15,910 --> 00:21:19,679 Thank you for choosing me. 396 00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:33,294 Come on. Let's go. 397 00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:42,735 Thank you. 398 00:21:44,238 --> 00:21:46,839 Brother Clyde, 399 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:49,910 I was wondering why my health column did not appear 400 00:21:49,944 --> 00:21:51,778 in the latest issue in the paper. 401 00:21:52,913 --> 00:21:55,782 We ran out of space. Sorry, sister. 402 00:21:55,950 --> 00:21:57,750 Will it appear in the next one, then? 403 00:21:57,784 --> 00:21:58,851 If it's deemed relevant. 404 00:21:58,885 --> 00:22:00,787 What could be more relevant than ensuring 405 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,822 the health of our next generation? 406 00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:05,825 Modesty, perhaps. 407 00:22:09,263 --> 00:22:12,533 Isn't envy a lack of modesty by another name and 408 00:22:12,566 --> 00:22:14,969 a cardinal sin? 409 00:22:18,339 --> 00:22:20,274 You have a point, Sister? 410 00:22:20,307 --> 00:22:22,943 Only that it sure seems like a show of envy to 411 00:22:22,977 --> 00:22:25,379 refuse to cover the excellent work that Minister Malcolm is 412 00:22:25,412 --> 00:22:28,449 doing in Washington. 413 00:22:28,815 --> 00:22:32,319 All the other papers seem to deem it relevant. 414 00:22:40,961 --> 00:22:44,465 Mr. President, I rise to call the attention 415 00:22:44,498 --> 00:22:49,303 of my colleagues to Bayard Rustin, 416 00:22:49,503 --> 00:22:52,973 or as he is referred to in the press, 417 00:22:53,007 --> 00:22:56,043 "Mr. March-on-Washington himself." 418 00:22:57,211 --> 00:23:02,983 Mr. Rustin was sentenced to 28 months during World War II 419 00:23:03,017 --> 00:23:06,053 for dodging the draft. 420 00:23:06,086 --> 00:23:10,991 He was also convicted in 1953 of sex perversion 421 00:23:11,025 --> 00:23:15,362 after being arrested with two other men and pleading guilty. 422 00:23:15,596 --> 00:23:19,899 He traveled to the Soviet Union and upon his return, 423 00:23:19,933 --> 00:23:24,538 became secretary to Dr. Martin Luther King. 424 00:23:24,938 --> 00:23:28,342 I have previously warned of the Communist connection 425 00:23:28,375 --> 00:23:30,311 in these civil rights groups. 426 00:23:30,344 --> 00:23:33,880 It is now an urgent matter because of the position of 427 00:23:33,914 --> 00:23:36,950 prominence Mr. Rustin commands in the 428 00:23:36,984 --> 00:23:39,553 Negro March on Washington. 429 00:23:39,586 --> 00:23:43,123 Many people across this country are not satisfied 430 00:23:43,157 --> 00:23:45,426 with the Attorney General's efforts to whitewash the 431 00:23:45,459 --> 00:23:48,395 question of Communist involvement in 432 00:23:48,429 --> 00:23:50,397 these Negro demonstrations, 433 00:23:50,431 --> 00:23:53,600 which have been turning into race riots. 434 00:23:54,001 --> 00:23:57,538 Congress needs to conduct a thorough investigation before 435 00:23:57,571 --> 00:24:01,909 any action is taken on the civil rights legislation which 436 00:24:01,942 --> 00:24:03,911 was sent at Capitol Hill, 437 00:24:03,944 --> 00:24:08,048 as a direct result of these demonstrations. 438 00:24:13,987 --> 00:24:14,988 Malcolm. 439 00:24:15,022 --> 00:24:16,423 Minister, are you here because the Black Muslims 440 00:24:16,457 --> 00:24:17,424 support this march? 441 00:24:17,458 --> 00:24:19,159 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is 442 00:24:19,193 --> 00:24:21,028 glad to see Black people waking up and 443 00:24:21,061 --> 00:24:21,894 demanding their rights. 444 00:24:21,929 --> 00:24:23,896 Wasn't your sect apolitical? 445 00:24:23,931 --> 00:24:25,032 Forbidding members from voting? 446 00:24:25,065 --> 00:24:27,134 Our religion believes that civil rights are 447 00:24:27,167 --> 00:24:30,003 God-given rights, not something we need to beg for. 448 00:24:30,037 --> 00:24:31,605 Were you invited to participate? 449 00:24:31,638 --> 00:24:33,040 I wouldn't wanna take part in this 450 00:24:33,073 --> 00:24:34,074 farce on Washington. 451 00:24:34,108 --> 00:24:36,944 Will you attend the march tomorrow? 452 00:24:36,977 --> 00:24:39,480 Excuse me. Brother Bayard. 453 00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:42,116 Good to see you outside of a debate stage, Malcolm. 454 00:24:42,149 --> 00:24:43,450 Are you having a little picnic or 455 00:24:43,484 --> 00:24:44,451 something tomorrow? 456 00:24:44,485 --> 00:24:45,619 Ah, something like that. 457 00:24:45,652 --> 00:24:47,554 Must have made your job easy having Kennedy 458 00:24:47,588 --> 00:24:49,123 telling you how and when to arrive, 459 00:24:49,156 --> 00:24:50,958 where to assemble, and how to march. 460 00:24:50,991 --> 00:24:53,093 Did he give you instructions on when to faint? 461 00:24:53,127 --> 00:24:54,461 Is that why you're here? 462 00:24:54,495 --> 00:24:56,130 Hmm, to faint? 463 00:24:56,163 --> 00:24:58,132 I'm just here to see you succeed. 464 00:24:58,165 --> 00:24:59,700 You know, you've done most of the legwork. 465 00:24:59,733 --> 00:25:02,469 I want to make sure that the message doesn't get diluted now. 466 00:25:02,503 --> 00:25:04,138 I have some thoughts. 467 00:25:04,171 --> 00:25:07,408 Mr. Rustin, we have a problem. 468 00:25:07,574 --> 00:25:09,676 Sorry, Malcolm. 469 00:25:09,710 --> 00:25:12,379 I hope to see you tomorrow at the march. 470 00:25:21,989 --> 00:25:25,225 In light of Senator Thurmond's remarks to Congress, 471 00:25:25,259 --> 00:25:28,929 I'm afraid that I have to offer my resignation. 472 00:25:30,431 --> 00:25:31,965 That bigot. 473 00:25:31,999 --> 00:25:34,101 That's a low blow, even for him. 474 00:25:34,134 --> 00:25:36,069 This is the excuse the Dixiecrats have 475 00:25:36,103 --> 00:25:38,105 been looking for. 476 00:25:38,138 --> 00:25:39,973 I didn't come back into the fold to let my 477 00:25:40,007 --> 00:25:42,609 past tarnish this march. 478 00:25:42,643 --> 00:25:45,946 Best for me to step down. 479 00:25:53,487 --> 00:25:56,223 I won't be bullied into losing the brains 480 00:25:56,256 --> 00:25:58,692 of this operation. 481 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:01,695 Not this time. 482 00:26:02,329 --> 00:26:05,466 I'll make a statement to the press. 483 00:26:06,767 --> 00:26:11,038 I need to go finish my speech. 484 00:26:30,257 --> 00:26:33,727 We are all each other's brothers and sisters. 485 00:26:35,829 --> 00:26:41,201 We must band together against our oppressors now. 486 00:26:45,239 --> 00:26:51,578 We must know that with love and faith, 487 00:26:51,845 --> 00:26:55,048 we will find a way. 488 00:27:09,696 --> 00:27:16,236 In a time like this, we must have strong minds, 489 00:27:19,673 --> 00:27:22,609 great hearts, 490 00:27:25,245 --> 00:27:29,316 true faith, ready hands. 491 00:27:29,850 --> 00:27:36,557 Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 492 00:27:39,226 --> 00:27:41,695 We'll be all right. 493 00:27:48,168 --> 00:27:49,703 Freedom now. Justice now. 494 00:27:49,736 --> 00:27:51,438 Freedom now. Justice now. 495 00:27:51,471 --> 00:27:53,674 Freedom now. Justice now. 496 00:27:53,707 --> 00:27:55,642 Freedom now. Justice now. 497 00:27:55,676 --> 00:27:57,711 Freedom now. Justice now. 498 00:27:57,744 --> 00:27:59,846 Freedom now. Justice now. 499 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,782 Freedom now. Justice now. 500 00:28:01,815 --> 00:28:03,884 Freedom now. Justice now. 501 00:28:03,918 --> 00:28:05,852 Freedom now. Justice now. 502 00:28:05,886 --> 00:28:08,355 Freedom now. Justice now. 503 00:28:08,388 --> 00:28:11,124 Freedom now. Justice now. 504 00:28:11,158 --> 00:28:13,694 Freedom now. Justice now. 505 00:28:13,727 --> 00:28:16,196 Freedom now. Justice now. 506 00:28:16,229 --> 00:28:19,199 Freedom now. Justice now. 507 00:28:19,232 --> 00:28:22,436 Freedom now. Justice now. 508 00:28:56,269 --> 00:28:59,473 Corrie, over, over here. 509 00:29:04,511 --> 00:29:07,381 Come on, let's sit right here. 510 00:29:12,352 --> 00:29:13,754 Yeah. 511 00:29:15,455 --> 00:29:17,791 Let me introduce to you the 512 00:29:17,824 --> 00:29:21,428 moral leader of our nation, 513 00:29:21,461 --> 00:29:25,933 Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 514 00:30:21,956 --> 00:30:27,461 I am overjoyed to join you today in what 515 00:30:27,494 --> 00:30:31,598 will be remembered as the largest gathering for freedom 516 00:30:31,631 --> 00:30:33,834 in the history of our country. 517 00:31:36,429 --> 00:31:37,932 And the conviction that there will be a better 518 00:31:39,033 --> 00:31:42,602 future ahead when Negros are finally free. 519 00:31:42,636 --> 00:31:44,671 Free at last, free at last. 520 00:31:44,704 --> 00:31:47,975 Thank God Almighty, we are free at last. 521 00:32:25,012 --> 00:32:27,647 Oh, Martin, did you see that crowd? 522 00:32:27,681 --> 00:32:28,916 And that was a whole lot 523 00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:29,984 more than 100,000 people. 524 00:32:30,017 --> 00:32:30,985 Oh. 525 00:32:31,018 --> 00:32:31,919 I'd say at least a quarter million. 526 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:33,854 - Well... - And we did it. 527 00:32:33,887 --> 00:32:35,923 Now, there is no stopping us now. 528 00:32:35,957 --> 00:32:36,823 Ooh. Oh. 529 00:32:36,857 --> 00:32:39,459 I can't wait to see what Kennedy says. 530 00:32:39,492 --> 00:32:40,727 He's gonna be thanking you for 531 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:42,063 putting him in office. 532 00:32:42,096 --> 00:32:44,631 Uh-hmm. 533 00:32:45,665 --> 00:32:47,969 The wives aren't going. 534 00:32:48,002 --> 00:32:49,170 Of course, we are, Martin. 535 00:32:49,203 --> 00:32:52,073 Where do you think this car is headed? 536 00:32:52,472 --> 00:32:53,540 Yeah. 537 00:32:53,573 --> 00:32:56,476 Only the speakers are invited to the White House. 538 00:32:56,509 --> 00:32:58,612 But I've been looking for an opportunity 539 00:32:58,645 --> 00:33:01,983 to thank Kennedy for what he did when you were in jail. 540 00:33:04,584 --> 00:33:06,386 It's against protocol, Corrie. 541 00:33:07,454 --> 00:33:08,755 Protocol? 542 00:33:08,788 --> 00:33:10,124 What are you talking about, Martin? 543 00:33:10,157 --> 00:33:11,391 I'm your wife. 544 00:33:12,459 --> 00:33:13,760 And I love you. 545 00:33:13,793 --> 00:33:18,132 But I can't bring you just because you're my wife. 546 00:34:12,119 --> 00:34:14,587 I wasn't expecting you. 547 00:34:14,754 --> 00:34:17,058 It's your birthday. 548 00:34:36,676 --> 00:34:39,479 Here you go. 549 00:34:42,083 --> 00:34:44,784 Looks good. 550 00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:49,190 Who was that? 551 00:34:49,223 --> 00:34:53,027 - My father. - Your father? 552 00:35:22,223 --> 00:35:24,724 Malcolm. 553 00:35:29,763 --> 00:35:32,799 Oh, my gosh. 554 00:35:35,769 --> 00:35:38,538 I'm glad you reached out. 555 00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:41,875 I thought about it many times, 556 00:35:41,909 --> 00:35:45,046 but I didn't think you wanna hear from me. 557 00:35:45,379 --> 00:35:48,215 It's good to see you, Evelyn. 558 00:35:48,715 --> 00:35:51,052 And who's this? 559 00:35:51,285 --> 00:35:53,720 Eva Marie. 560 00:35:53,753 --> 00:35:58,825 Eva Marie. May Allah watch over her. 561 00:36:00,261 --> 00:36:04,664 Hmm. I'm afraid he's forgotten us. 562 00:36:04,864 --> 00:36:07,801 The Almighty never does. 563 00:36:09,669 --> 00:36:11,272 Things have been, 564 00:36:11,305 --> 00:36:15,742 uh, difficult since my expulsion from the Nation. 565 00:36:16,210 --> 00:36:20,147 Everyone's turned their back on us. 566 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:23,918 I thought he would take care of us. 567 00:36:23,951 --> 00:36:25,618 Men will say all sorts of things 568 00:36:25,652 --> 00:36:26,753 to satisfy their lust. 569 00:36:26,786 --> 00:36:28,155 No. 570 00:36:28,189 --> 00:36:30,657 I thought the Messenger was different, 571 00:36:30,690 --> 00:36:34,095 that he was above other men. 572 00:36:43,736 --> 00:36:45,638 You can't possibly mean the Messenger 573 00:36:45,672 --> 00:36:47,707 is responsible for this? 574 00:36:47,740 --> 00:36:50,411 Well, you must've heard the rumors. 575 00:36:50,444 --> 00:36:52,712 I'm not the only one, there are others. 576 00:36:52,745 --> 00:36:56,250 I don't give credence to rumors. 577 00:36:56,383 --> 00:36:58,185 Why are you really here, Malcolm? 578 00:36:58,219 --> 00:36:59,353 To make sure you're okay. 579 00:36:59,386 --> 00:37:03,257 No. To ease your conscience. 580 00:37:09,296 --> 00:37:11,298 Listen, when I asked you to join the Nation, 581 00:37:11,332 --> 00:37:13,434 I never wanted any of this for you. 582 00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:15,202 Uh-hmm. 583 00:37:15,236 --> 00:37:17,837 I'm truly sorry, Evelyn, for the pain I caused. 584 00:37:17,871 --> 00:37:19,373 Then make it right. 585 00:37:19,406 --> 00:37:22,276 Make Elijah recognize his daughter and his other children. 586 00:37:22,309 --> 00:37:25,379 You know I can't do that. 587 00:37:27,381 --> 00:37:28,848 Well, now, you realize what kind of 588 00:37:28,882 --> 00:37:31,318 man he really is. 589 00:37:31,352 --> 00:37:35,289 So the question you have to ask yourself is, 590 00:37:35,322 --> 00:37:39,260 can you still devote your life to him? 591 00:37:44,431 --> 00:37:47,935 It's good seeing you, Brother Malcolm. 592 00:38:36,350 --> 00:38:37,817 Are you not coming to bed? 593 00:38:37,850 --> 00:38:39,353 In a little bit. 594 00:38:39,386 --> 00:38:44,992 Hey. What happened in Washington? 595 00:38:46,793 --> 00:38:49,330 I've always prided myself on being a good 596 00:38:49,363 --> 00:38:51,999 judge of character. 597 00:38:52,032 --> 00:38:53,900 Because you are. 598 00:38:53,934 --> 00:38:58,539 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has fathered children 599 00:38:58,572 --> 00:39:02,543 with his secretaries for years and I met one of 600 00:39:02,576 --> 00:39:06,280 the babies myself, and the mother is Evelyn. 601 00:39:06,313 --> 00:39:08,082 When did you see her? 602 00:39:08,115 --> 00:39:09,782 She's lost everything. 603 00:39:09,816 --> 00:39:11,352 Expelled from the Nation, 604 00:39:11,385 --> 00:39:14,455 no means to provide for her daughter. 605 00:39:14,488 --> 00:39:18,791 She's despondent and the Messenger has refused to help. 606 00:39:18,993 --> 00:39:22,463 Malcolm. When did you see her? 607 00:39:22,496 --> 00:39:23,964 Does that really matter, Betty? 608 00:39:23,998 --> 00:39:27,767 Yes, it matters. That's why I'm asking. 609 00:39:28,901 --> 00:39:31,871 I saw her today. 610 00:39:32,606 --> 00:39:34,375 You didn't feel the need to tell me 611 00:39:34,408 --> 00:39:37,478 about this beforehand? 612 00:39:37,511 --> 00:39:41,415 Malcolm, I'm not upset that you went and saw Evelyn. 613 00:39:41,615 --> 00:39:44,385 But what does give me pause is that you didn't come 614 00:39:44,418 --> 00:39:46,420 to me and tell me first. 615 00:39:46,453 --> 00:39:49,590 We are a team, you and I, together, 616 00:39:49,623 --> 00:39:52,426 and there should be nothing we hold back from each other. 617 00:39:52,459 --> 00:39:54,962 Now are you so upset because of what Elijah did or 618 00:39:54,995 --> 00:39:56,096 because he did it to Evelyn? 619 00:39:56,130 --> 00:39:57,931 It's because of what he did to the Nation. 620 00:39:57,965 --> 00:40:01,335 What he did to us. 621 00:40:01,568 --> 00:40:05,306 If this were to get out, it would be the end. 622 00:40:06,473 --> 00:40:12,980 The end of everything we spent the last 12 years building. 623 00:40:13,180 --> 00:40:16,583 Oh, how could I have been so blind? 624 00:40:24,024 --> 00:40:27,827 Because love clouds our judgment. 625 00:40:30,431 --> 00:40:33,866 I know this isn't about her, 626 00:40:35,135 --> 00:40:38,505 this is about your love for Elijah. 627 00:40:40,474 --> 00:40:44,945 That's why it hurts so much. 628 00:40:48,582 --> 00:40:51,485 This is a lot. 629 00:40:52,286 --> 00:40:57,091 Promise me you won't do anything rash. 630 00:41:10,170 --> 00:41:13,440 We need to focus our teachings on self-reliance 631 00:41:13,474 --> 00:41:16,210 and shift away from the more moralistic lessons. 632 00:41:16,243 --> 00:41:17,644 Is this doctrine coming from the 633 00:41:17,678 --> 00:41:19,947 Honorable Elijah Muhammad? 634 00:41:19,980 --> 00:41:21,415 I haven't had a chance to discuss it 635 00:41:21,448 --> 00:41:22,516 with him yet. 636 00:41:22,549 --> 00:41:23,784 But I will once he comes here. 637 00:41:23,817 --> 00:41:26,553 I'm afraid his health is not robust enough for that. 638 00:41:26,587 --> 00:41:28,088 He's asked that you speak on his behalf. 639 00:41:28,122 --> 00:41:29,323 But stick to his doctrine for a change. 640 00:41:29,356 --> 00:41:32,059 Well, I think he will agree that our members 641 00:41:32,092 --> 00:41:34,962 could use a reminder on the stories of David and Lot. 642 00:41:34,995 --> 00:41:36,163 Flawed prophets? 643 00:41:36,196 --> 00:41:39,600 Their inspiring deeds outweigh their failings. 644 00:41:39,633 --> 00:41:40,667 What are you getting at here, Minister? 645 00:41:40,701 --> 00:41:42,035 Just trust me. 646 00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:43,070 This is for the good of the Nation. 647 00:41:43,103 --> 00:41:45,205 Good of the Nation or your own agenda? 648 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:46,974 Because it seems to me, Brother Minister, 649 00:41:47,007 --> 00:41:50,177 that they are no longer the same. 650 00:41:53,714 --> 00:41:57,050 No one is more loyal to the Messenger than me. 651 00:41:57,084 --> 00:42:01,121 I'm aware I only fly because of the wings he gave me. 652 00:42:01,155 --> 00:42:03,690 Minister, you need to turn on the 653 00:42:03,724 --> 00:42:06,427 television right now. 654 00:42:08,996 --> 00:42:10,998 Hey, where are the kids? 655 00:42:11,031 --> 00:42:13,467 I got some thumbprint cookies from Henrietta's. 656 00:42:14,201 --> 00:42:15,736 Doing their homework if they know what's 657 00:42:15,769 --> 00:42:18,105 good for them. 658 00:42:18,138 --> 00:42:19,273 Daddy! You're home! 659 00:42:19,306 --> 00:42:21,141 Did you get peach cookies? 660 00:42:21,175 --> 00:42:23,010 You kids listen to your momma? 661 00:42:23,043 --> 00:42:24,578 Of course, we listened to momma. 662 00:42:24,611 --> 00:42:26,213 Is that what your momma will say? 663 00:42:26,246 --> 00:42:29,183 - Not true! - True too. 664 00:42:29,216 --> 00:42:30,684 In New York with a bulletin 665 00:42:30,717 --> 00:42:32,586 incident that's just occurred in Dallas, Texas 666 00:42:32,619 --> 00:42:34,588 where President Kennedy is visiting. 667 00:42:34,621 --> 00:42:37,491 President Kennedy and Governor John Connally of Texas 668 00:42:37,524 --> 00:42:40,194 were both hit by a would-be assassin's bullet as they 669 00:42:40,227 --> 00:42:42,029 toured downtown Dallas... 670 00:42:45,199 --> 00:42:46,300 Corrie, what is it? 671 00:42:46,333 --> 00:42:48,035 President Kennedy was shot just 672 00:42:48,068 --> 00:42:49,703 as his motorcade left downtown Dallas, 673 00:42:49,736 --> 00:42:53,040 both the President and the Senator were hit by the bullets. 674 00:42:53,073 --> 00:42:54,641 And has come in, the President, 675 00:42:54,675 --> 00:42:56,710 his limp body cradled in the arm of his wife, 676 00:42:56,743 --> 00:42:59,079 was rushed to Parkland Hospital. 677 00:42:59,112 --> 00:43:02,683 And we are awaiting further word on his condition. 678 00:43:02,716 --> 00:43:06,053 From Dallas, Texas, the flash apparently official. 679 00:43:06,086 --> 00:43:10,591 President Kennedy died at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time, 680 00:43:11,191 --> 00:43:15,629 2:00 Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago. 681 00:43:16,129 --> 00:43:17,564 President Johnson... 682 00:43:17,598 --> 00:43:19,600 This is a sick country. 683 00:43:19,633 --> 00:43:21,201 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad won't want us 684 00:43:21,235 --> 00:43:23,303 commenting on Kennedy's death. 685 00:43:23,637 --> 00:43:25,072 He will be taking the 686 00:43:25,105 --> 00:43:28,308 Oath of Office shortly. 687 00:43:37,117 --> 00:43:39,119 Malcolm. Malcolm. Mister X! Mister X! 688 00:43:39,152 --> 00:43:40,187 What do you have to say? 689 00:43:40,220 --> 00:43:41,622 In your lecture today and previously, 690 00:43:41,655 --> 00:43:42,623 you have criticized President Kennedy. 691 00:43:42,656 --> 00:43:45,559 What are your thoughts on his assassination? 692 00:43:47,694 --> 00:43:49,563 The President twiddled his thumbs at the 693 00:43:49,596 --> 00:43:52,366 killing of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and 694 00:43:52,399 --> 00:43:54,668 Congolese President Patrice Lumumba. 695 00:43:54,701 --> 00:43:57,104 He did nothing when Medgar Evers was shot outside 696 00:43:57,137 --> 00:43:58,305 his house in Mississippi, 697 00:43:58,338 --> 00:44:00,541 and there has been no action from the federal government 698 00:44:00,574 --> 00:44:02,442 against the systematic brutality of police 699 00:44:02,476 --> 00:44:04,411 against Black Americans. 700 00:44:04,444 --> 00:44:06,446 I guess Kennedy never foresaw that the chickens would 701 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:07,648 come home to roost. 702 00:44:07,681 --> 00:44:10,284 And being an old farm boy myself, 703 00:44:10,317 --> 00:44:13,420 chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad. 704 00:44:13,453 --> 00:44:14,588 Mister X, are you saying that you're 705 00:44:14,621 --> 00:44:17,291 happy that Kennedy has passed? 706 00:44:17,758 --> 00:44:19,393 Just one more word, Mister X. 707 00:44:19,426 --> 00:44:22,062 Mister X, please, can you elaborate more on that? 708 00:44:22,362 --> 00:44:25,165 President Kennedy's assassination is not an 709 00:44:25,198 --> 00:44:29,670 isolated event but the result of a climate of hatred born of 710 00:44:29,703 --> 00:44:33,307 deeply entrenched systemic inequality. 711 00:44:36,310 --> 00:44:41,381 All Americans are complicit in this assassination. 712 00:44:41,415 --> 00:44:43,317 The clergymen who remain silent in the 713 00:44:43,350 --> 00:44:46,219 face of racial injustice, 714 00:44:46,253 --> 00:44:49,556 politicians who prioritize their own re-election above 715 00:44:49,590 --> 00:44:52,726 servicing the people who elect them, 716 00:44:52,759 --> 00:44:56,263 and those who silence the outspoken voices that oppose 717 00:44:56,296 --> 00:44:59,333 them by labeling them as Communist. 718 00:45:06,707 --> 00:45:10,310 Martin, come watch. 719 00:45:25,258 --> 00:45:28,395 America's failure to reckon with the cancer of 720 00:45:28,428 --> 00:45:33,433 racial injustice will inevitably lead to our moral 721 00:45:33,467 --> 00:45:36,303 and spiritual doom. 722 00:45:42,242 --> 00:45:44,211 Brother Minister. 723 00:45:44,244 --> 00:45:47,581 I'm glad you're finally in good health, 724 00:45:49,650 --> 00:45:51,718 I wish I had known of your impending arrival. 725 00:45:51,752 --> 00:45:54,655 There was no need for advance announcements. 726 00:45:54,688 --> 00:45:57,324 Please sit. 727 00:45:58,392 --> 00:46:01,461 It's only natural for the young to think they know best, 728 00:46:01,495 --> 00:46:04,264 to defy their fathers. 729 00:46:04,297 --> 00:46:08,368 Especially one in your position, who is admired by so many. 730 00:46:09,336 --> 00:46:12,339 But don't be fooled. 731 00:46:12,372 --> 00:46:15,676 There is wisdom in experience and 732 00:46:15,709 --> 00:46:18,278 there is also responsibility. 733 00:46:18,311 --> 00:46:21,281 Sir, everything I've done has been on your behalf, 734 00:46:21,314 --> 00:46:22,382 to grow your Nation. 735 00:46:22,416 --> 00:46:25,252 The poison about a President who's beloved 736 00:46:25,285 --> 00:46:27,554 by so many of Brothers was not a wise choice. 737 00:46:27,587 --> 00:46:29,256 I was simply speaking the truth. 738 00:46:29,289 --> 00:46:32,392 Against my instructions. 739 00:46:32,426 --> 00:46:34,494 Do you no longer trust my judgment? 740 00:46:34,528 --> 00:46:35,829 Sir, your wisdom is infinite, 741 00:46:35,862 --> 00:46:37,031 as you speak for Allah. 742 00:46:37,065 --> 00:46:39,366 And yet you act as if this is your Nation and 743 00:46:39,399 --> 00:46:40,534 not the one I built. 744 00:46:40,567 --> 00:46:42,569 I would sooner die than speak against you. 745 00:46:42,602 --> 00:46:44,571 Well, that's not what I hear. 746 00:46:44,604 --> 00:46:46,573 That's not what your deeds show. 747 00:46:46,606 --> 00:46:49,743 You cannot walk through the woods with a flame and 748 00:46:49,776 --> 00:46:52,746 not start a fire. 749 00:46:55,816 --> 00:46:59,419 I'm not the only one who's made mistakes. 750 00:47:04,758 --> 00:47:07,461 Do you accuse me of something? 751 00:47:07,494 --> 00:47:09,730 The Qur'an considers adultery as big 752 00:47:09,763 --> 00:47:12,766 of a sin as murder. 753 00:47:12,799 --> 00:47:17,337 You know nothing of what you are talking about. 754 00:47:17,370 --> 00:47:18,872 I know Evelyn Williams. 755 00:47:18,906 --> 00:47:20,807 I've known her since we were teenagers and I have 756 00:47:20,841 --> 00:47:23,677 seen her embrace the Nation and I have 757 00:47:23,710 --> 00:47:24,912 seen her life destroyed. 758 00:47:24,946 --> 00:47:28,281 Having a child out of wedlock is against our rules. 759 00:47:28,315 --> 00:47:30,317 Allah forgives those who repent because 760 00:47:30,350 --> 00:47:32,419 Allah is merciful. 761 00:47:32,452 --> 00:47:34,721 She has repented. 762 00:47:34,755 --> 00:47:36,690 But the man who put that child in her womb is 763 00:47:36,723 --> 00:47:38,625 not taking responsibility. 764 00:47:38,658 --> 00:47:40,794 She now has to care for that child on her own. 765 00:47:40,827 --> 00:47:42,796 The only one bearing the consequences. 766 00:47:42,829 --> 00:47:45,832 Except she's not the only one, is she? 767 00:47:45,866 --> 00:47:49,870 Allah himself has made me his Messenger. 768 00:47:50,437 --> 00:47:53,707 The good I've done outweighs the sins of my flesh. 769 00:47:53,740 --> 00:47:55,742 But what about the women and the children? 770 00:47:55,776 --> 00:47:57,511 What is one life against the 771 00:47:57,544 --> 00:47:58,545 thousands I've saved? 772 00:47:58,578 --> 00:48:01,448 I pulled you out of bondage, gave you a voice, 773 00:48:01,481 --> 00:48:02,549 treated you like a son. 774 00:48:02,582 --> 00:48:06,753 I have also looked to you as my father! 775 00:48:06,787 --> 00:48:10,423 I allowed myself to trust you as my father! 776 00:48:10,590 --> 00:48:12,325 And I still am. 777 00:48:12,359 --> 00:48:16,496 My father would never lie to me. 778 00:48:16,530 --> 00:48:20,433 My father was true and honest. 779 00:48:24,704 --> 00:48:29,442 You give me no choice but to silence you. 780 00:48:30,044 --> 00:48:34,714 You are suspended from the Nation and all communication 781 00:48:34,748 --> 00:48:36,883 with members is forbidden. 782 00:48:36,918 --> 00:48:40,487 You may please exit. 783 00:48:40,687 --> 00:48:42,656 Now!