1 00:00:04,212 --> 00:00:05,714 Previously on Genius. 2 00:00:05,797 --> 00:00:07,090 Powell is a bully. 3 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:08,178 And when a bully threatens you, 4 00:00:08,258 --> 00:00:09,259 you don't walk away. 5 00:00:09,342 --> 00:00:11,177 You ball up your fists and you swing. 6 00:00:11,261 --> 00:00:13,308 Well, I guess I'd look pretty stupid right now 7 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:15,557 if I'd let myself believe last night was real. 8 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:16,853 The police assaulted Brother Hinton. 9 00:00:16,933 --> 00:00:18,143 He's in bad shape. 10 00:00:18,226 --> 00:00:20,437 Why didn't you consult with me first? 11 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,938 Boy, come on. 12 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,652 And I was calling to see how you were holding up. 13 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:24,899 Thank you, Senator. 14 00:00:24,983 --> 00:00:26,529 If you could take a look into Martin's situation, 15 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:27,902 I would really appreciate it. 16 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:29,946 Corrie, that phone call probably changed 17 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,198 the course of the election. 18 00:00:32,282 --> 00:00:33,954 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches. 19 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:36,077 It's Betty and Malcolm. 20 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:38,705 Not Betty, Malcolm, and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. 21 00:00:38,997 --> 00:00:41,002 We achieved what everyone thought impossible. 22 00:00:41,082 --> 00:00:42,542 Now it's time to take on the world. 23 00:00:42,625 --> 00:00:44,047 There's nothing those people hate 24 00:00:44,127 --> 00:00:45,170 more than a racist. 25 00:00:45,253 --> 00:00:47,630 So why not give them one to focus on? 26 00:01:01,978 --> 00:01:05,023 We'll be demonstrating here until freedom comes. 27 00:01:07,233 --> 00:01:08,780 These are stores that help to support the 28 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:11,613 White Citizens' Council, is dedicated to keeping 29 00:01:11,696 --> 00:01:14,032 you and I second-class citizens. 30 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,052 This is an extremely comprehensive bill. 31 00:01:34,135 --> 00:01:36,596 It bans racial discrimination in public accommodations, 32 00:01:36,679 --> 00:01:40,141 eliminates federal funding for programs that exclude Negroes, 33 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:42,769 and gives the Justice Department broad powers to 34 00:01:42,852 --> 00:01:45,146 desegregate schools. 35 00:01:50,777 --> 00:01:53,113 Gentlemen, this bill is the strongest piece of legislation 36 00:01:53,196 --> 00:01:55,198 for Negro equality in a century. 37 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:56,703 We appreciate everything you're trying 38 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,284 to do here, Mr. President, but. 39 00:01:58,368 --> 00:02:00,286 But we've been down this road before. 40 00:02:00,370 --> 00:02:01,579 If you don't have the votes, 41 00:02:01,663 --> 00:02:03,540 the bill will be gutted like in '57. 42 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:05,003 With all due respect, sir, 43 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,088 you won't even have the support of half of your party. 44 00:02:07,168 --> 00:02:08,840 Thurmond and his Dixiecrats will die 45 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:10,380 on this hill. 46 00:02:10,463 --> 00:02:12,635 Which is why I need your help to drum up support. 47 00:02:12,715 --> 00:02:14,676 We're all on the same side here. 48 00:02:14,759 --> 00:02:16,639 It hasn't felt like the Federal Government was on our 49 00:02:16,719 --> 00:02:19,514 side these past few months in Birmingham and Mississippi, 50 00:02:20,223 --> 00:02:23,518 while we were being bombed, arrested, fire-hosed, 51 00:02:23,601 --> 00:02:26,187 attacked by dogs, and murdered. 52 00:02:27,647 --> 00:02:29,444 I wanna put an end to this unrest as much 53 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:30,942 as you do, Mr. Lewis. 54 00:02:31,025 --> 00:02:33,319 We all do, which is why we should focus 55 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:36,030 on finding solutions. 56 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:39,659 So, what do you think, Doctor King? 57 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:45,126 This country must realize that 58 00:02:45,206 --> 00:02:47,167 this is not a Southern issue, 59 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:50,545 but an American issue. 60 00:02:50,628 --> 00:02:52,088 Which is why we've called for a 61 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:54,174 March on Washington. 62 00:02:55,341 --> 00:02:57,263 This bill will have a much better chance without 63 00:02:57,343 --> 00:02:59,220 Negroes taking to the streets. 64 00:02:59,304 --> 00:03:02,348 Negroes are already in the street, Mr. President. 65 00:03:04,601 --> 00:03:07,103 How many more martyrs does our cause need? 66 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:11,983 How many more fathers and sons have to be slain for 67 00:03:12,233 --> 00:03:14,485 America to say enough is enough? 68 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:17,864 Medgar Evers fought in World War II and came back 69 00:03:17,947 --> 00:03:20,241 to be assassinated in his driveway, 70 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:21,868 in front of his family. 71 00:03:21,951 --> 00:03:24,329 He believed in what this country stands for, 72 00:03:24,412 --> 00:03:26,206 but remains to be seen is, 73 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:29,250 does this country believe in him? 74 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:35,089 Giving Negroes their full citizenship is long overdue. 75 00:03:40,345 --> 00:03:43,181 Last Friday night, seven innocent, 76 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:46,976 unarmed Black men were shot in cold blood by 77 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,146 Los Angeles Police at Muhammad's Mosque 27. 78 00:03:50,521 --> 00:03:53,399 One is now dead, another paralyzed. 79 00:03:53,942 --> 00:03:56,361 Five others in serious condition. 80 00:03:56,444 --> 00:04:00,281 How can this crime against innocent human beings occur in 81 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:02,909 America with no public outcry? 82 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:08,539 It's because Chief Parker has misused the press to camouflage 83 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:10,833 this inhuman atrocity. 84 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:12,627 But no more. 85 00:04:12,710 --> 00:04:16,256 No Negro in America is gullible enough to eat their story. 86 00:04:16,673 --> 00:04:18,841 Minister, are you accusing the LAPD chief 87 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:20,343 of targeting Muslims? 88 00:04:20,593 --> 00:04:22,011 Yes, sir. 89 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:24,389 And now he's trying to make the Negroes in the community 90 00:04:24,472 --> 00:04:26,724 think that we are not Negro and that they 91 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:28,768 should be against us too. 92 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,521 Malcolm, the police report states that it 93 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:33,022 was the Muslims who attacked first. 94 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:35,233 As Muslims, sir, we are not allowed to have 95 00:04:35,316 --> 00:04:38,903 weapons in our home, much less upon our person. 96 00:04:39,862 --> 00:04:41,155 I'll say this, 97 00:04:41,239 --> 00:04:43,825 if someone throws a rock through the window 98 00:04:43,908 --> 00:04:47,453 of a synagogue or a church, everybody's up in arms. 99 00:04:47,537 --> 00:04:49,163 Yet here are the police department 100 00:04:49,247 --> 00:04:52,500 shooting up our mosque. 101 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:57,088 Now, this is Brother Ronald Stokes. 102 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:01,968 He fought for this country in Korea and returned home 103 00:05:02,051 --> 00:05:04,429 to be murdered by police. 104 00:05:04,512 --> 00:05:05,805 He was shot through the heart. 105 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:07,682 But they weren't satisfied. 106 00:05:07,765 --> 00:05:11,102 While he lay on the floor, a bullet hole in his chest, 107 00:05:11,185 --> 00:05:14,063 they put a hole in his head with their clubs. 108 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,481 Now as Muslims, 109 00:05:15,565 --> 00:05:19,569 we are in fact allowed to defend ourselves. 110 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:22,488 And that is precisely what we intend to do. 111 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:38,383 I trusted you had more sense than to start 112 00:05:38,463 --> 00:05:39,797 a war with those devils. 113 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:41,594 Sir, what would our brothers think if we 114 00:05:41,674 --> 00:05:43,968 do not follow our own doctrine? 115 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:47,347 If we take the desecration of our temple laying down? 116 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,433 And what do you propose we do, brother? 117 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:52,730 The Los Angeles Fruits have the home addresses 118 00:05:52,810 --> 00:05:55,813 of the guilty cops. 119 00:05:56,105 --> 00:05:58,983 On your word, we will ensure these brutes never 120 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:00,943 abuse Muslims again. 121 00:06:01,027 --> 00:06:04,364 I fear the sorrow of our brother's death is blinding 122 00:06:04,447 --> 00:06:07,408 you to reason. 123 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:10,661 So we do nothing? 124 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:20,380 You know, a brave man was treated like a dog. 125 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:25,468 Worse than a dog. 126 00:06:26,344 --> 00:06:28,304 How are you not angry? 127 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:32,016 I have always admired your fire, Malcolm. 128 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:36,521 But you must put your trust in the Just One, who, 129 00:06:36,604 --> 00:06:38,523 in his infinite wisdom, 130 00:06:38,606 --> 00:06:42,110 will find a way to avenge this atrocity. 131 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:43,781 Could you give me your word you will leave it 132 00:06:43,861 --> 00:06:46,155 in Allah's hands? 133 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:49,117 If that is what you wish. 134 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,618 We're in agreement. 135 00:06:50,701 --> 00:06:53,371 Now, you understand Muhammad Speaks has lost its 136 00:06:53,454 --> 00:06:56,124 bearing and needs a new captain. 137 00:06:57,750 --> 00:06:59,005 And you've found your man. 138 00:06:59,085 --> 00:07:00,423 Brother Clyde has been by my side for a 139 00:07:00,503 --> 00:07:01,712 very long time. 140 00:07:01,796 --> 00:07:04,048 He will take over the publication from 141 00:07:04,132 --> 00:07:05,591 this point forward. 142 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:09,512 I trust you will not defy me again. 143 00:07:09,595 --> 00:07:11,139 No, I will not. 144 00:07:11,222 --> 00:07:13,349 Good. Now for the foreseeable future, 145 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:17,061 you will solely concentrate on recruiting. 146 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:21,732 May Allah keep you wise and away from politics. 147 00:07:27,363 --> 00:07:29,699 And you in good health, sir. 148 00:07:41,961 --> 00:07:44,964 For your journey, Brother Minister. 149 00:07:47,341 --> 00:07:50,636 I see my wife called. 150 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,263 Thank you, Sister...? 151 00:07:52,346 --> 00:07:53,931 Annie. 152 00:07:54,015 --> 00:07:57,018 I'm the new secretary to the Messenger. 153 00:07:58,144 --> 00:08:02,565 Do you know what happened to the Sister who used to be here? 154 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:06,819 I don't like to gossip, 155 00:08:06,903 --> 00:08:10,114 but I think Sister Evelyn's fallen on hard times. 156 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:14,285 The MGTs use her as a cautionary tale. 157 00:08:23,586 --> 00:08:24,799 And coming up next, 158 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:26,300 special announcement from Reverend... 159 00:08:26,380 --> 00:08:29,550 Malcolm, dear, I was wondering if you 160 00:08:29,634 --> 00:08:31,260 could look over my article? 161 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:32,890 But first, we ask residence if they are 162 00:08:32,970 --> 00:08:34,222 concerned about the city, 163 00:08:34,305 --> 00:08:35,435 about some of the incidents that happened in 164 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,558 connection with them. 165 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:39,310 Let's hear what some people think. 166 00:08:39,393 --> 00:08:41,395 Well, congratulations, Betty, 167 00:08:41,479 --> 00:08:44,607 but I think you'd be better served to pass this along 168 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:47,318 to Brother Clyde. 169 00:08:48,069 --> 00:08:50,571 He's the new editor now. 170 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:53,783 What happened? 171 00:08:54,450 --> 00:08:57,912 Best interest of the nation, I guess. 172 00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:01,958 So it's with great urgency that we call for a 173 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:05,711 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th. 174 00:09:06,963 --> 00:09:09,924 In the Centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, 175 00:09:10,007 --> 00:09:13,469 it is time for this Nation to fulfill its promise to its 176 00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:15,012 Negro citizens. 177 00:09:15,096 --> 00:09:17,515 Kennedy's shrewd. 178 00:09:17,807 --> 00:09:21,894 He has the good doctor doing his bidding to protect his 179 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:24,021 legacy on civil rights. 180 00:09:24,105 --> 00:09:27,858 If he has that many Negroes parading and the bill passes, 181 00:09:27,942 --> 00:09:31,862 the fight will be over. 182 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:35,533 Even if nothing changes, it'll look like a win. 183 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:40,413 What are you going to do about it? 184 00:09:41,372 --> 00:09:44,625 I'm gonna make sure they don't sell out. 185 00:09:50,214 --> 00:09:51,969 I'm running out of ways to convince the students to 186 00:09:52,049 --> 00:09:54,677 stay the course and be patient when we have so little 187 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,263 to show for it. 188 00:09:57,346 --> 00:09:59,644 Well, a procession of volatile students storming the 189 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:03,269 streets with a tinge of Harlem won't help our cause. 190 00:10:04,228 --> 00:10:06,025 That's why we need to mobilize a crowd of 191 00:10:06,105 --> 00:10:08,649 at least 100,000 to Washington. 192 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:11,569 Are you mad, 100,000? 193 00:10:11,652 --> 00:10:12,865 That's the bare minimum if we wanna 194 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:15,281 be taken seriously. 195 00:10:15,364 --> 00:10:18,284 John's right, we need a show of force. 196 00:10:18,534 --> 00:10:20,536 Now, we're talking. 197 00:10:20,786 --> 00:10:22,208 That's four times the largest crowd 198 00:10:22,288 --> 00:10:23,956 we've ever been able to gather. 199 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:28,210 We'll lose Kennedy and any chance this legislation has. 200 00:10:28,502 --> 00:10:30,216 No one bill is gonna solve the problems 201 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,173 we're facing in the South. 202 00:10:32,256 --> 00:10:34,508 We need to hold everyone's feet to the fire 203 00:10:34,592 --> 00:10:35,885 and demand more. 204 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:38,095 But without time to prepare, 205 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:39,847 this march'll blow up in our faces. 206 00:10:39,930 --> 00:10:41,807 Not necessarily. 207 00:10:41,891 --> 00:10:44,226 Randolph and I have been working together on a plan. 208 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,978 Really? 209 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,355 And who's gonna be paying for it? 210 00:10:47,438 --> 00:10:49,277 Is a March on Washington worth the cost 211 00:10:49,357 --> 00:10:52,318 to the NAACP? 212 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:56,447 Not when someone else gets the publicity. 213 00:11:01,702 --> 00:11:06,248 Roy, we're gonna go ahead with the march. 214 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,003 It would mean a lot to everyone here if the NAACP 215 00:11:11,087 --> 00:11:14,382 is on board. 216 00:11:14,465 --> 00:11:19,303 But it will mean more to history if it isn't. 217 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:24,558 Let's take five. 218 00:11:28,020 --> 00:11:30,314 John. 219 00:11:42,410 --> 00:11:43,914 You think he'll come around? 220 00:11:43,994 --> 00:11:45,913 Frankly, I don't care anymore. 221 00:11:45,996 --> 00:11:48,541 How long does he expect us to wait? 222 00:11:48,624 --> 00:11:50,463 Will those kids who are getting arrested all over the 223 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,796 South see the fruits of their sacrifice? 224 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:55,798 Or will they have to wait another generation? 225 00:11:55,881 --> 00:11:58,300 You know he'll join us in the end. 226 00:11:58,384 --> 00:11:59,930 I think he's just jealous you and Kennedy are 227 00:12:00,010 --> 00:12:02,596 thick as thieves. 228 00:12:05,307 --> 00:12:08,602 If it isn't the civil rights twins! 229 00:12:08,686 --> 00:12:10,104 He wishes. 230 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:12,276 Your car is here, Martin, right through this exit. 231 00:12:12,356 --> 00:12:14,024 Thank you, Dorothy. 232 00:12:14,108 --> 00:12:15,985 Did you reconsider what we discussed? 233 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:17,778 About getting security. 234 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,951 Well, students all over the South don't have anyone 235 00:12:21,031 --> 00:12:23,325 protecting them from the police or the Klan, so. 236 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:24,955 And they are brave for what they do. 237 00:12:25,035 --> 00:12:26,704 But you know it's different. 238 00:12:26,787 --> 00:12:28,084 I don't wanna be a hypocrite. 239 00:12:28,164 --> 00:12:30,833 Yeah, but after what happened to Medgar... 240 00:12:36,088 --> 00:12:37,590 If something would happen to you. 241 00:12:37,673 --> 00:12:40,676 Nothing is gonna happen to me, 242 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,263 or any of us, all right? 243 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,577 Welcome to DC, Brother Minister. 244 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:08,788 Happy to be here. 245 00:13:09,038 --> 00:13:10,167 President made some remarks 246 00:13:10,247 --> 00:13:11,791 about your arrival. 247 00:13:11,874 --> 00:13:13,584 Well, he's right to be worried. 248 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:14,835 Brother John. 249 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:17,797 Brother Malcolm, what are you doing here? 250 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:19,260 I just came to get a quick bite of cream, 251 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:20,341 that's all. 252 00:13:20,424 --> 00:13:21,759 I didn't expect to see you here. 253 00:13:21,842 --> 00:13:23,806 There are at least three other parlors within 254 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:25,262 a six-mile radius from here. 255 00:13:25,346 --> 00:13:27,598 Things like that don't happen by coincidence. 256 00:13:27,681 --> 00:13:29,103 Well, I guess you could say I didn't 257 00:13:29,183 --> 00:13:31,936 wanna be late to the party. 258 00:13:32,186 --> 00:13:33,482 Now, things are shaping up pretty well out there 259 00:13:33,562 --> 00:13:34,897 for your march. 260 00:13:34,980 --> 00:13:36,152 Well, it's a good reminder of what 261 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:37,483 we're fighting for. 262 00:13:38,734 --> 00:13:39,864 What we all should be fighting for. 263 00:13:39,944 --> 00:13:41,403 I agree. 264 00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:42,867 And that's why you should be attending my rally in Harlem. 265 00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:44,657 I'm inviting all Negro leaders. 266 00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:46,871 I think we should be able to submerge our minor differences 267 00:13:46,951 --> 00:13:48,786 to seek a solution to our common problem with 268 00:13:48,869 --> 00:13:50,246 our common enemy. 269 00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:52,289 Not sure Dr. King and the others think our 270 00:13:52,373 --> 00:13:54,750 differences are so minor. 271 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,752 Don't let them dilute your message. 272 00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:58,716 The students have been at the forefront of this fight and 273 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:00,172 are its future. 274 00:14:00,256 --> 00:14:01,886 And we get to benefit from the battles fought by 275 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:03,509 those who came before us. 276 00:14:03,592 --> 00:14:05,222 That's what they want you to believe so 277 00:14:05,302 --> 00:14:06,599 that you look up to them and they can keep 278 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,013 you in check when really, 279 00:14:08,097 --> 00:14:11,725 they should be looking out for you. 280 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:15,941 John, you know, it's not too late to invite the 281 00:14:16,021 --> 00:14:19,024 Honorable Elijah Muhammad to speak. 282 00:14:19,108 --> 00:14:20,484 That would be something. 283 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,866 And he would ensure that those so-called Negro leaders 284 00:14:23,946 --> 00:14:25,781 don't turn you into Kennedy's puppets. 285 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,787 The President wasn't the biggest fan of the march. 286 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:28,868 We've already... 287 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:30,286 But he is now, 288 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:33,414 now that he's pulling all the strings. 289 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:38,919 Listen. 290 00:14:39,211 --> 00:14:43,173 Don't let the March on Washington turn into the 291 00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:46,635 March in Washington. 292 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,609 All I'm saying is, 293 00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:04,320 that if you're giving the keynote address, 294 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:06,906 all the organizing parties should get a say in it. 295 00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:08,702 Well, it's not like we get a say in yours. 296 00:15:08,782 --> 00:15:10,162 Why would Martin's be any different? 297 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:11,911 But his is different. 298 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:13,579 He's getting extra time, 299 00:15:13,662 --> 00:15:16,624 which doesn't seem fair because the NAACP is 300 00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,500 footing the bill for all of this. 301 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:20,836 Most of the people are coming to hear him. 302 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:25,841 More reason to make sure he speaks for all of us. 303 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:28,677 At the very least, let us read it. 304 00:15:29,136 --> 00:15:31,263 Bayard, are the trains running on time? 305 00:15:31,347 --> 00:15:33,432 Trains, planes, and buses coming from every 306 00:15:33,515 --> 00:15:36,477 corner of this land. 307 00:15:37,353 --> 00:15:39,063 What's the frown about? 308 00:15:39,146 --> 00:15:40,568 Well, the administration is concerned 309 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,942 about the possibility of violence. 310 00:15:43,025 --> 00:15:46,946 As long as they keep their police dogs away from us, 311 00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:48,072 there won't be. 312 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:49,657 There will be no canine units. 313 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:51,245 They don't want a repeat of the images 314 00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,534 coming out of Birmingham. 315 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:53,911 On the flip side, 316 00:15:53,994 --> 00:15:55,457 they have agreed to let us park on the Mall, 317 00:15:55,537 --> 00:15:56,914 which has never been done before. 318 00:15:56,997 --> 00:15:58,874 So long as we're out by sundown. 319 00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:02,127 God forbid we got Negroes walking the 320 00:16:02,211 --> 00:16:03,671 streets at night. 321 00:16:03,754 --> 00:16:05,631 Kennedy wants the same as we do, 322 00:16:05,714 --> 00:16:07,841 a peaceful show of force. 323 00:16:07,925 --> 00:16:09,259 Really? 324 00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:11,971 Because I thought the purpose of this march was 325 00:16:12,054 --> 00:16:16,058 to let the politicians know what we want. 326 00:16:16,141 --> 00:16:18,644 Well, isn't that one and the same? 327 00:16:18,727 --> 00:16:20,521 To bring about real change? 328 00:16:20,604 --> 00:16:22,439 John, compromise is the only way to 329 00:16:22,523 --> 00:16:24,191 get legislation through. 330 00:16:24,274 --> 00:16:26,652 Which is why we wanna work with the administration 331 00:16:26,735 --> 00:16:29,697 and abandon all plans for civil disobedience. 332 00:16:29,780 --> 00:16:32,241 When did the March on Washington become a 333 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,326 March in Washington? 334 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:38,914 Malcolm X is right. We're just Kennedy's puppets. 335 00:16:45,254 --> 00:16:49,925 Think about the symbolic power of 100,000 336 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:55,014 Negroes demanding freedom at the foot of 337 00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:56,932 the Lincoln Memorial. 338 00:16:57,182 --> 00:17:00,769 The world will be watching. 339 00:17:01,895 --> 00:17:03,939 Yeah. 340 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:07,693 And they'll watch us bow to the pressure from men 341 00:17:07,776 --> 00:17:12,114 who wouldn't sit next to us on a damn bus. 342 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:27,087 Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise? 343 00:17:27,171 --> 00:17:28,964 I thought you was arriving tomorrow? 344 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,257 Ooh. 345 00:17:30,340 --> 00:17:31,967 I thought you might be happy to see me. 346 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:35,304 Yeah. 347 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:38,432 An answer to my prayers. 348 00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,935 I saw a copy of the schedule on your desk and 349 00:17:42,019 --> 00:17:45,022 I noticed there are no women on the list of speakers. 350 00:17:45,105 --> 00:17:46,443 There's a tribute to women. 351 00:17:46,523 --> 00:17:49,026 Where they don't get to speak? 352 00:17:49,109 --> 00:17:51,028 It's a packed program, Corrie. 353 00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:52,613 Martin. 354 00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:56,116 Women have been the backbone of this movement since Montgomery. 355 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,702 I'm sure the crowd wants to hear what they have to say and 356 00:17:58,786 --> 00:18:00,454 not just celebrate them. 357 00:18:00,537 --> 00:18:03,373 Not you too. 358 00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:04,917 Excuse me? 359 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,006 I have enough to do trying to keep this march from 360 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:11,757 falling apart without having to also please my wife. 361 00:18:58,303 --> 00:19:00,681 Why don't we try putting some comfortable shoes on and 362 00:19:00,764 --> 00:19:03,934 going for a walk outside? 363 00:19:05,686 --> 00:19:09,314 Give me a chance to start over? 364 00:19:10,107 --> 00:19:13,819 I think that's a good idea. 365 00:19:26,748 --> 00:19:29,459 These last few months, I've, 366 00:19:29,543 --> 00:19:33,088 I've felt like an impostor. 367 00:19:34,381 --> 00:19:38,385 Insisting non-violence is the answer when we're met 368 00:19:38,468 --> 00:19:41,013 with so much brutality. 369 00:19:41,096 --> 00:19:42,389 You can't mean that. 370 00:19:42,472 --> 00:19:43,891 But many do. 371 00:19:43,974 --> 00:19:46,602 They call me a hypocrite, a sellout. 372 00:19:46,685 --> 00:19:48,228 And maybe I am, 373 00:19:48,312 --> 00:19:53,483 preaching love and unity when we can't even agree ourselves. 374 00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:57,362 Leading is not easy. 375 00:19:57,446 --> 00:19:59,531 Not when the stakes are so high. 376 00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:03,911 If anyone can bring people together, it's you. 377 00:20:09,082 --> 00:20:13,212 I haven't written a single line in my speech. 378 00:20:18,592 --> 00:20:20,510 I don't even know what it's supposed to be, 379 00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:22,721 where it begins. 380 00:20:22,804 --> 00:20:26,767 Everybody has an opinion, an agenda. 381 00:20:29,144 --> 00:20:31,813 How am I supposed to rouse the people to action and 382 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:35,484 not antagonize the politicians? 383 00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:42,824 God is in your heart. 384 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:46,495 Let Him speak through you. 385 00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:51,667 And don't try to appease anyone else. 386 00:20:57,506 --> 00:21:00,050 What's wrong? 387 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:05,931 I just don't know how I got so lucky. 388 00:21:06,014 --> 00:21:07,432 Boy, c'mon, stop. Let's go. 389 00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:10,811 I'm serious, Corrie. 390 00:21:12,688 --> 00:21:16,900 Every bit of strength I have comes from being your husband. 391 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:20,779 Thank you for choosing me. 392 00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:34,501 Come on. Let's go. 393 00:21:42,092 --> 00:21:43,844 Thank you. 394 00:21:45,387 --> 00:21:47,931 Brother Clyde, 395 00:21:48,015 --> 00:21:51,059 I was wondering why my health column did not appear 396 00:21:51,143 --> 00:21:52,894 in the latest issue in the paper. 397 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:56,940 We ran out of space. Sorry, sister. 398 00:21:57,190 --> 00:21:58,779 Will it appear in the next one, then? 399 00:21:58,859 --> 00:22:00,152 If it's deemed relevant. 400 00:22:00,235 --> 00:22:01,865 What could be more relevant than ensuring 401 00:22:01,945 --> 00:22:03,905 the health of our next generation? 402 00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:06,992 Modesty, perhaps. 403 00:22:10,412 --> 00:22:13,749 Isn't envy a lack of modesty by another name and 404 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:16,209 a cardinal sin? 405 00:22:19,546 --> 00:22:21,340 You have a point, Sister? 406 00:22:21,423 --> 00:22:24,092 Only that it sure seems like a show of envy to 407 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:26,511 refuse to cover the excellent work that Minister Malcolm is 408 00:22:26,595 --> 00:22:29,681 doing in Washington. 409 00:22:29,973 --> 00:22:33,477 All the other papers seem to deem it relevant. 410 00:22:42,152 --> 00:22:45,655 Mr. President, I rise to call the attention 411 00:22:45,739 --> 00:22:50,452 of my colleagues to Bayard Rustin, 412 00:22:50,786 --> 00:22:54,122 or as he is referred to in the press, 413 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:57,292 "Mr. March-on-Washington himself." 414 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:04,132 Mr. Rustin was sentenced to 28 months during World War II 415 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:07,219 for dodging the draft. 416 00:23:07,302 --> 00:23:12,140 He was also convicted in 1953 of sex perversion 417 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:16,520 after being arrested with two other men and pleading guilty. 418 00:23:16,895 --> 00:23:20,982 He traveled to the Soviet Union and upon his return, 419 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:25,821 became secretary to Dr. Martin Luther King. 420 00:23:26,113 --> 00:23:29,408 I have previously warned of the Communist connection 421 00:23:29,491 --> 00:23:31,368 in these civil rights groups. 422 00:23:31,451 --> 00:23:34,955 It is now an urgent matter because of the position of 423 00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:38,041 prominence Mr. Rustin commands in the 424 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:40,752 Negro March on Washington. 425 00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:44,339 Many people across this country are not satisfied 426 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:46,550 with the Attorney General's efforts to whitewash the 427 00:23:46,633 --> 00:23:49,511 question of Communist involvement in 428 00:23:49,594 --> 00:23:51,513 these Negro demonstrations, 429 00:23:51,596 --> 00:23:54,891 which have been turning into race riots. 430 00:23:55,183 --> 00:23:58,728 Congress needs to conduct a thorough investigation before 431 00:23:58,812 --> 00:24:02,983 any action is taken on the civil rights legislation which 432 00:24:03,066 --> 00:24:04,985 was sent at Capitol Hill, 433 00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:09,239 as a direct result of these demonstrations. 434 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:16,371 Malcolm. 435 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:17,542 Minister, are you here because the Black Muslims 436 00:24:17,622 --> 00:24:18,790 support this march? 437 00:24:18,874 --> 00:24:20,379 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is 438 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:22,169 glad to see Black people waking up and 439 00:24:22,252 --> 00:24:23,295 demanding their rights. 440 00:24:23,378 --> 00:24:24,921 Wasn't your sect apolitical? 441 00:24:25,005 --> 00:24:26,381 Forbidding members from voting? 442 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:28,303 Our religion believes that civil rights are 443 00:24:28,383 --> 00:24:31,094 God-given rights, not something we need to beg for. 444 00:24:31,178 --> 00:24:32,808 Were you invited to participate? 445 00:24:32,888 --> 00:24:34,184 I wouldn't wanna take part in this 446 00:24:34,264 --> 00:24:35,474 farce on Washington. 447 00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:38,018 Will you attend the march tomorrow? 448 00:24:38,101 --> 00:24:40,687 Excuse me. Brother Bayard. 449 00:24:41,438 --> 00:24:43,276 Good to see you outside of a debate stage, Malcolm. 450 00:24:43,356 --> 00:24:44,486 Are you having a little picnic or 451 00:24:44,566 --> 00:24:45,567 something tomorrow? 452 00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:47,027 Something like that. 453 00:24:47,110 --> 00:24:48,698 Must have made your job easy having Kennedy 454 00:24:48,778 --> 00:24:50,280 telling you how and when to arrive, 455 00:24:50,363 --> 00:24:52,032 where to assemble, and how to march. 456 00:24:52,115 --> 00:24:54,242 Did he give you instructions on when to faint? 457 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:55,539 Is that why you're here? 458 00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:57,287 To faint? 459 00:24:57,370 --> 00:24:59,289 I'm just here to see you succeed. 460 00:24:59,372 --> 00:25:00,919 You know, you've done most of the legwork. 461 00:25:00,999 --> 00:25:03,585 I want to make sure that the message doesn't get diluted now. 462 00:25:03,668 --> 00:25:05,295 I have some thoughts. 463 00:25:05,378 --> 00:25:08,548 Mr. Rustin, we have a problem. 464 00:25:08,798 --> 00:25:10,884 Sorry, Malcolm. 465 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:13,512 I hope to see you tomorrow at the march. 466 00:25:23,104 --> 00:25:26,441 In light of Senator Thurmond's remarks to Congress, 467 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:30,028 I'm afraid that I have to offer my resignation. 468 00:25:31,571 --> 00:25:33,031 That bigot. 469 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:35,242 That's a low blow, even for him. 470 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:37,164 This is the excuse the Dixiecrats have 471 00:25:37,244 --> 00:25:39,204 been looking for. 472 00:25:39,287 --> 00:25:41,042 I didn't come back into the fold to let my 473 00:25:41,122 --> 00:25:43,750 past tarnish this march. 474 00:25:43,833 --> 00:25:47,045 Best for me to step down. 475 00:25:54,636 --> 00:25:57,389 I won't be bullied into losing the brains 476 00:25:57,472 --> 00:25:59,891 of this operation. 477 00:25:59,975 --> 00:26:02,936 Not this time. 478 00:26:03,645 --> 00:26:06,606 I'll make a statement to the press. 479 00:26:08,066 --> 00:26:12,195 I need to go finish my speech. 480 00:26:31,506 --> 00:26:34,968 We are all each other's brothers and sisters. 481 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:42,392 We must band together against our oppressors now. 482 00:26:46,479 --> 00:26:52,736 We must know that with love and faith, 483 00:26:53,153 --> 00:26:56,156 we will find a way. 484 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:17,427 In a time like this, we must have strong minds, 485 00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:23,767 great hearts, 486 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:30,565 true faith, ready hands. 487 00:27:31,399 --> 00:27:37,697 Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 488 00:27:40,408 --> 00:27:42,911 We'll be all right. 489 00:27:50,210 --> 00:27:51,753 Freedom now. Justice now. 490 00:27:51,836 --> 00:27:53,588 Freedom now. Justice now. 491 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,674 Freedom now. Justice now. 492 00:27:55,757 --> 00:27:57,634 Freedom now. Justice now. 493 00:27:57,717 --> 00:27:59,719 Freedom now. Justice now. 494 00:27:59,803 --> 00:28:01,930 Freedom now. Justice now. 495 00:28:02,013 --> 00:28:03,848 Freedom now. Justice now. 496 00:28:03,932 --> 00:28:06,017 Freedom now. Justice now. 497 00:28:06,101 --> 00:28:07,977 Freedom now. Justice now. 498 00:28:08,061 --> 00:28:10,438 Freedom now. Justice now. 499 00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:13,066 Freedom now. Justice now. 500 00:28:13,149 --> 00:28:15,694 Freedom now. Justice now. 501 00:28:15,777 --> 00:28:18,196 Freedom now. Justice now. 502 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:21,157 Freedom now. Justice now. 503 00:28:21,241 --> 00:28:24,619 Freedom now. Justice now. 504 00:28:58,319 --> 00:29:01,656 Corrie, over, over here. 505 00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:09,497 Come on, let's sit right here. 506 00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:15,837 Yeah. 507 00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:19,799 Let me introduce to you the 508 00:29:19,883 --> 00:29:23,511 moral leader of our nation, 509 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:28,099 Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 510 00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:29,536 I am overjoyed to join you today in what 511 00:30:29,619 --> 00:30:33,748 will be remembered as the largest gathering for freedom 512 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:35,834 in the history of our country. 513 00:31:41,816 --> 00:31:43,363 And the conviction that there will be a better 514 00:31:43,443 --> 00:31:46,946 future ahead when Negros are finally free. 515 00:31:47,030 --> 00:31:49,032 Free at last, free at last. 516 00:31:49,115 --> 00:31:52,368 Thank God Almighty, we are free at last. 517 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:29,656 Martin, did you see that crowd? 518 00:32:29,739 --> 00:32:30,827 And that was a whole lot 519 00:32:30,907 --> 00:32:31,950 more than 100,000 people. 520 00:32:33,242 --> 00:32:34,414 I'd say at least a quarter million. 521 00:32:34,494 --> 00:32:35,748 - Well... - And we did it. 522 00:32:35,828 --> 00:32:37,830 Now, there is no stopping us now. 523 00:32:37,914 --> 00:32:38,998 Ooh. 524 00:32:39,082 --> 00:32:41,376 I can't wait to see what Kennedy says. 525 00:32:41,459 --> 00:32:42,755 He's gonna be thanking you for 526 00:32:42,835 --> 00:32:44,045 putting him in office. 527 00:32:47,757 --> 00:32:49,884 But wives aren't going. 528 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:51,222 Of course, we are, Martin. 529 00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:54,138 Where do you think this car is headed? 530 00:32:54,430 --> 00:32:55,723 Yeah. 531 00:32:55,807 --> 00:32:58,393 Only the speakers are invited to the White House. 532 00:32:58,476 --> 00:33:00,561 But I've been looking for an opportunity 533 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:03,982 to thank Kennedy for what he did when you were in jail. 534 00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:05,775 It's against protocol, Corrie. 535 00:33:05,858 --> 00:33:07,276 Protocol? 536 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:08,573 What are you talking about, Martin? 537 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:09,737 I'm your wife. 538 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:11,197 And I love you. 539 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:15,618 But I can't bring you just because you're my wife. 540 00:33:35,263 --> 00:33:38,307 I'll see you at the hotel. 541 00:34:14,177 --> 00:34:16,637 I wasn't expecting you. 542 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:19,098 It's your birthday. 543 00:34:38,743 --> 00:34:41,412 Here you go. 544 00:34:44,123 --> 00:34:46,918 Looks good. 545 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:51,214 Who was that? 546 00:34:51,297 --> 00:34:55,051 - My father. - Your father? 547 00:35:25,373 --> 00:35:27,834 Malcolm. 548 00:35:32,922 --> 00:35:35,967 My gosh. 549 00:35:38,928 --> 00:35:41,556 I'm glad you reached out. 550 00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:45,017 I thought about it many times, 551 00:35:45,101 --> 00:35:48,062 but I didn't think you wanna hear from me. 552 00:35:48,604 --> 00:35:51,357 It's good to see you, Evelyn. 553 00:35:51,816 --> 00:35:54,110 And who's this? 554 00:35:54,443 --> 00:35:56,737 Eva Marie. 555 00:35:56,821 --> 00:36:01,993 Eva Marie. May Allah watch over her. 556 00:36:03,411 --> 00:36:07,748 I'm afraid he's forgotten us. 557 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,960 The Almighty never does. 558 00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:14,338 Things have been, 559 00:36:14,422 --> 00:36:18,843 difficult since my expulsion from the Nation. 560 00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:23,222 Everyone's turned their back on us. 561 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:27,018 I thought he would take care of us. 562 00:36:27,101 --> 00:36:28,564 Men will say all sorts of things 563 00:36:28,644 --> 00:36:29,770 to satisfy their lust. 564 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:31,147 No. 565 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:33,608 I thought the Messenger was different, 566 00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:37,153 that he was above other men. 567 00:36:46,829 --> 00:36:48,584 You can't possibly mean the Messenger 568 00:36:48,664 --> 00:36:50,708 is responsible for this? 569 00:36:50,791 --> 00:36:53,544 Well, you must've heard the rumors. 570 00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:55,713 I'm not the only one, there are others. 571 00:36:55,796 --> 00:36:59,342 I don't give credence to rumors. 572 00:36:59,592 --> 00:37:01,180 Why are you really here, Malcolm? 573 00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:02,431 To make sure you're okay. 574 00:37:02,511 --> 00:37:06,349 No. To ease your conscience. 575 00:37:12,438 --> 00:37:14,360 Listen, when I asked you to join the Nation, 576 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,567 I never wanted any of this for you. 577 00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:20,905 I'm truly sorry, Evelyn, for the pain I caused. 578 00:37:20,988 --> 00:37:22,448 Then make it right. 579 00:37:22,531 --> 00:37:25,326 Make Elijah recognize his daughter and his other children. 580 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:28,537 You know I can't do that. 581 00:37:30,539 --> 00:37:31,919 Well, now, you realize what kind of 582 00:37:31,999 --> 00:37:34,377 man he really is. 583 00:37:34,460 --> 00:37:38,339 So the question you have to ask yourself is, 584 00:37:38,422 --> 00:37:42,343 can you still devote your life to him? 585 00:37:47,598 --> 00:37:51,102 It's good seeing you, Brother Malcolm. 586 00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:40,818 Are you not coming to bed? 587 00:38:40,901 --> 00:38:42,403 In a little bit. 588 00:38:42,486 --> 00:38:48,159 Hey. What happened in Washington? 589 00:38:49,827 --> 00:38:52,330 I've always prided myself on being a good 590 00:38:52,413 --> 00:38:55,082 judge of character. 591 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:56,917 Because you are. 592 00:38:57,001 --> 00:39:01,672 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has fathered children 593 00:39:01,756 --> 00:39:05,676 with his secretaries for years and I met one of 594 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:09,263 the babies myself, and the mother is Evelyn. 595 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,182 When did you see her? 596 00:39:11,265 --> 00:39:12,725 She's lost everything. 597 00:39:12,808 --> 00:39:14,352 Expelled from the Nation, 598 00:39:14,435 --> 00:39:17,521 no means to provide for her daughter. 599 00:39:17,605 --> 00:39:21,817 She's despondent and the Messenger has refused to help. 600 00:39:22,109 --> 00:39:25,529 Malcolm. When did you see her? 601 00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:26,993 Does that really matter, Betty? 602 00:39:27,073 --> 00:39:30,785 Yes, it matters. That's why I'm asking. 603 00:39:31,994 --> 00:39:34,914 I saw her today. 604 00:39:36,082 --> 00:39:37,420 You didn't feel the need to tell me 605 00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:40,544 about this beforehand? 606 00:39:40,628 --> 00:39:44,507 Malcolm, I'm not upset that you went and saw Evelyn. 607 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:47,426 But what does give me pause is that you didn't come 608 00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:49,470 to me and tell me first. 609 00:39:49,553 --> 00:39:52,723 We are a team, you and I, together, 610 00:39:52,807 --> 00:39:55,476 and there should be nothing we hold back from each other. 611 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:57,978 Now are you so upset because of what Elijah did or 612 00:39:58,062 --> 00:39:59,438 because he did it to Evelyn? 613 00:39:59,522 --> 00:40:00,943 It's because of what he did to the Nation. 614 00:40:01,023 --> 00:40:04,402 What he did to us. 615 00:40:04,735 --> 00:40:08,322 If this were to get out, it would be the end. 616 00:40:09,865 --> 00:40:16,080 The end of everything we spent the last 12 years building. 617 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:19,792 How could I have been so blind? 618 00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:30,845 Because love clouds our judgment. 619 00:40:33,514 --> 00:40:36,892 I know this isn't about her, 620 00:40:38,310 --> 00:40:41,647 this is about your love for Elijah. 621 00:40:43,566 --> 00:40:48,028 That's why it hurts so much. 622 00:40:51,740 --> 00:40:54,577 This is a lot. 623 00:40:55,536 --> 00:41:00,207 Promise me you won't do anything rash. 624 00:41:13,345 --> 00:41:16,432 We need to focus our teachings on self-reliance 625 00:41:16,515 --> 00:41:19,351 and shift away from the more moralistic lessons. 626 00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:20,773 Is this doctrine coming from the 627 00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:22,938 Honorable Elijah Muhammad? 628 00:41:23,022 --> 00:41:24,402 I haven't had a chance to discuss it 629 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:25,566 with him yet. 630 00:41:25,649 --> 00:41:27,193 But I will once he comes here. 631 00:41:27,276 --> 00:41:29,615 I'm afraid his health is not robust enough for that. 632 00:41:29,695 --> 00:41:31,158 He's asked that you speak on his behalf. 633 00:41:31,238 --> 00:41:32,660 But stick to his doctrine for a change. 634 00:41:32,740 --> 00:41:35,075 Well, I think he will agree that our members 635 00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:37,953 could use a reminder on the stories of David and Lot. 636 00:41:38,037 --> 00:41:39,455 Flawed prophets? 637 00:41:39,538 --> 00:41:42,666 Their inspiring deeds outweigh their failings. 638 00:41:42,750 --> 00:41:43,796 What are you getting at here, Minister? 639 00:41:43,876 --> 00:41:45,044 Just trust me. 640 00:41:45,127 --> 00:41:46,340 This is for the good of the Nation. 641 00:41:46,420 --> 00:41:48,297 Good of the Nation or your own agenda? 642 00:41:48,380 --> 00:41:49,969 Because it seems to me, Brother Minister, 643 00:41:50,049 --> 00:41:53,344 that they are no longer the same. 644 00:41:56,931 --> 00:42:00,059 No one is more loyal to the Messenger than me. 645 00:42:00,142 --> 00:42:04,188 I'm aware I only fly because of the wings he gave me. 646 00:42:04,271 --> 00:42:06,815 Minister, you need to turn on the 647 00:42:06,899 --> 00:42:09,443 television right now. 648 00:42:12,029 --> 00:42:13,948 Hey, where are the kids? 649 00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:16,534 I got some thumbprint cookies from Henrietta's. 650 00:42:17,368 --> 00:42:18,873 Doing their homework if they know what's 651 00:42:18,953 --> 00:42:21,121 good for them. 652 00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:22,373 Daddy! You're home! 653 00:42:22,456 --> 00:42:24,166 Did you get peach cookies? 654 00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:25,960 You kids listen to your momma? 655 00:42:26,043 --> 00:42:27,631 Of course, we listened to momma. 656 00:42:27,711 --> 00:42:29,300 Is that what your momma will say? 657 00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:32,258 - Not true! - True too. 658 00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:33,804 In New York with a bulletin 659 00:42:33,884 --> 00:42:35,639 incident that's just occurred in Dallas, Texas 660 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:37,638 where President Kennedy is visiting. 661 00:42:37,721 --> 00:42:40,474 President Kennedy and Governor John Connally of Texas 662 00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:43,269 were both hit by a would-be assassin's bullet as they 663 00:42:43,352 --> 00:42:44,979 toured downtown Dallas... 664 00:42:48,315 --> 00:42:49,650 Corrie, what is it? 665 00:42:49,733 --> 00:42:51,030 President Kennedy was shot just 666 00:42:51,110 --> 00:42:52,778 as his motorcade left downtown Dallas, 667 00:42:52,861 --> 00:42:56,031 both the President and the Senator were hit by the bullets. 668 00:42:56,115 --> 00:42:57,700 And has come in, the President, 669 00:42:57,783 --> 00:42:59,827 his limp body cradled in the arm of his wife, 670 00:42:59,910 --> 00:43:02,079 was rushed to Parkland Hospital. 671 00:43:02,162 --> 00:43:05,749 And we are awaiting further word on his condition. 672 00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:09,044 From Dallas, Texas, the flash apparently official. 673 00:43:09,128 --> 00:43:13,674 President Kennedy died at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time, 674 00:43:14,300 --> 00:43:18,721 2:00 Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago. 675 00:43:19,221 --> 00:43:20,559 President Johnson... 676 00:43:20,639 --> 00:43:22,600 This is a sick country. 677 00:43:22,683 --> 00:43:24,230 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad won't want us 678 00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:26,478 commenting on Kennedy's death. 679 00:43:27,021 --> 00:43:28,067 He will be taking the 680 00:43:28,147 --> 00:43:31,483 Oath of Office shortly. 681 00:43:40,701 --> 00:43:42,620 Malcolm. Malcolm. Mister X! Mister X! 682 00:43:42,703 --> 00:43:43,954 What do you have to say? 683 00:43:44,038 --> 00:43:45,417 In your lecture today and previously, 684 00:43:45,497 --> 00:43:46,669 you have criticized President Kennedy. 685 00:43:46,749 --> 00:43:49,418 What are your thoughts on his assassination? 686 00:43:51,587 --> 00:43:53,342 The President twiddled his thumbs at the 687 00:43:53,422 --> 00:43:56,008 killing of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and 688 00:43:56,091 --> 00:43:58,469 Congolese President Patrice Lumumba. 689 00:43:58,552 --> 00:44:00,596 He did nothing when Medgar Evers was shot outside 690 00:44:00,679 --> 00:44:02,097 his house in Mississippi, 691 00:44:02,181 --> 00:44:04,270 and there has been no action from the federal government 692 00:44:04,350 --> 00:44:06,143 against the systematic brutality of police 693 00:44:06,226 --> 00:44:08,062 against Black Americans. 694 00:44:08,145 --> 00:44:10,150 I guess Kennedy never foresaw that the chickens would 695 00:44:10,230 --> 00:44:11,440 come home to roost. 696 00:44:11,523 --> 00:44:13,859 And being an old farm boy myself, 697 00:44:13,942 --> 00:44:17,071 chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad. 698 00:44:17,154 --> 00:44:18,367 Mister X, are you saying that you're 699 00:44:18,447 --> 00:44:20,949 happy that Kennedy has passed? 700 00:44:21,700 --> 00:44:23,035 Just one more word, Mister X. 701 00:44:23,118 --> 00:44:25,579 Mister X, please, can you elaborate more on that? 702 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:28,707 President Kennedy's assassination is not an 703 00:44:28,791 --> 00:44:33,462 isolated event but the result of a climate of hatred born of 704 00:44:33,545 --> 00:44:36,965 deeply entrenched systemic inequality. 705 00:44:39,968 --> 00:44:45,015 All Americans are complicit in this assassination. 706 00:44:45,099 --> 00:44:46,934 The clergymen who remain silent in the 707 00:44:47,017 --> 00:44:49,770 face of racial injustice, 708 00:44:49,853 --> 00:44:53,273 politicians who prioritize their own re-election above 709 00:44:53,357 --> 00:44:56,527 servicing the people who elect them, 710 00:44:56,610 --> 00:44:59,822 and those who silence the outspoken voices that oppose 711 00:44:59,905 --> 00:45:02,991 them by labeling them as Communist. 712 00:45:10,582 --> 00:45:13,961 Martin, come watch. 713 00:45:28,892 --> 00:45:32,020 America's failure to reckon with the cancer of 714 00:45:32,104 --> 00:45:37,067 racial injustice will inevitably lead to our moral 715 00:45:37,151 --> 00:45:39,945 and spiritual doom. 716 00:45:45,826 --> 00:45:47,703 Brother Minister. 717 00:45:47,786 --> 00:45:51,373 I'm glad you're finally in good health, 718 00:45:53,459 --> 00:45:55,502 I wish I had known of your impending arrival. 719 00:45:55,586 --> 00:45:58,380 There was no need for advance announcements. 720 00:45:58,464 --> 00:46:00,966 Please sit. 721 00:46:02,301 --> 00:46:05,095 It's only natural for the young to think they know best, 722 00:46:05,179 --> 00:46:07,765 to defy their fathers. 723 00:46:07,848 --> 00:46:12,019 Especially one in your position, who is admired by so many. 724 00:46:12,978 --> 00:46:15,898 But don't be fooled. 725 00:46:15,981 --> 00:46:19,443 There is wisdom in experience and 726 00:46:19,526 --> 00:46:21,820 there is also responsibility. 727 00:46:21,904 --> 00:46:24,823 Sir, everything I've done has been on your behalf, 728 00:46:24,907 --> 00:46:26,241 to grow your Nation. 729 00:46:26,325 --> 00:46:28,744 The poison about a President who's beloved 730 00:46:28,827 --> 00:46:31,246 by so many of Brothers was not a wise choice. 731 00:46:31,330 --> 00:46:32,751 I was simply speaking the truth. 732 00:46:32,831 --> 00:46:35,959 Against my instructions. 733 00:46:36,043 --> 00:46:38,128 Do you no longer trust my judgment? 734 00:46:38,212 --> 00:46:39,675 Sir, your wisdom is infinite, 735 00:46:39,755 --> 00:46:41,173 as you speak for Allah. 736 00:46:41,256 --> 00:46:42,928 And yet you act as if this is your Nation and 737 00:46:43,008 --> 00:46:44,384 not the one I built. 738 00:46:44,468 --> 00:46:46,223 I would sooner die than speak against you. 739 00:46:46,303 --> 00:46:48,222 Well, that's not what I hear. 740 00:46:48,305 --> 00:46:50,265 That's not what your deeds show. 741 00:46:50,349 --> 00:46:53,519 You cannot walk through the woods with a flame and 742 00:46:53,602 --> 00:46:56,605 not start a fire. 743 00:46:59,691 --> 00:47:03,070 I'm not the only one who's made mistakes. 744 00:47:08,575 --> 00:47:11,078 Do you accuse me of something? 745 00:47:11,161 --> 00:47:13,497 The Qur'an considers adultery as big 746 00:47:13,580 --> 00:47:16,542 of a sin as murder. 747 00:47:16,625 --> 00:47:20,838 You know nothing of what you are talking about. 748 00:47:20,921 --> 00:47:22,714 I know Evelyn Williams. 749 00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:24,595 I've known her since we were teenagers and I have 750 00:47:24,675 --> 00:47:27,386 seen her embrace the Nation and I have 751 00:47:27,469 --> 00:47:28,887 seen her life destroyed. 752 00:47:28,971 --> 00:47:31,765 Having a child out of wedlock is against our rules. 753 00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:33,809 Allah forgives those who repent because 754 00:47:33,892 --> 00:47:35,978 Allah is merciful. 755 00:47:36,061 --> 00:47:38,438 She has repented. 756 00:47:38,522 --> 00:47:40,399 But the man who put that child in her womb is 757 00:47:40,482 --> 00:47:42,276 not taking responsibility. 758 00:47:42,359 --> 00:47:44,570 She now has to care for that child on her own. 759 00:47:44,653 --> 00:47:46,572 The only one bearing the consequences. 760 00:47:46,655 --> 00:47:49,616 Except she's not the only one, is she? 761 00:47:49,700 --> 00:47:53,745 Allah himself has made me his Messenger. 762 00:47:54,329 --> 00:47:57,416 The good I've done outweighs the sins of my flesh. 763 00:47:57,499 --> 00:47:59,463 But what about the women and the children? 764 00:47:59,543 --> 00:48:01,086 What is one life against the 765 00:48:01,169 --> 00:48:02,379 thousands I've saved? 766 00:48:02,462 --> 00:48:05,007 I pulled you out of bondage, gave you a voice, 767 00:48:05,090 --> 00:48:06,383 treated you like a son. 768 00:48:06,466 --> 00:48:10,470 I have also looked to you as my father! 769 00:48:10,554 --> 00:48:14,016 I allowed myself to trust you as my father! 770 00:48:14,308 --> 00:48:15,809 And I still am. 771 00:48:15,893 --> 00:48:20,063 My father would never lie to me. 772 00:48:20,147 --> 00:48:24,067 My father was true and honest. 773 00:48:28,447 --> 00:48:33,076 You give me no choice but to silence you. 774 00:48:33,994 --> 00:48:38,415 You are suspended from the Nation and all communication 775 00:48:38,498 --> 00:48:40,667 with members is forbidden. 776 00:48:40,751 --> 00:48:44,129 You may please exit. 777 00:48:44,421 --> 00:48:46,381 Now!