During the early weeks of 1960,
the demonstrations that came to be called
the "sit-in movement" exploded across the South.
Free the Black people. Every Black man, woman, and child.
In the drive to be self-sufficient,
the Nation attempts to provide for basic needs.
Their supermarket chain encourages the Black community
to buy their food supply there,
especially Muslim products that come from Muslim farms,
like beef, bread, and of course, the famous Muslim bean pie.
-Salam alaykum. -Alaykum salam.
You know, I grew up in the projects,
and, um, I stayed in trouble a lot.
So my mother and father,
they introduced me to the Paschal brothers,
and they kept me busy doing little one-off things.
And as time went on, you know, I got to be real close to the family.
One day, Martin Luther King Jr. said,
"I need some help from you and your brother if you can help us."
And Mr. Paschal said, "What can we do?"
He said, "Well, I need a place to meet."
Mr. Paschal said, "Well, my brother and I have a hotel suite upstairs."
"Feel free to meet there as long, as many times as you want."
"I only ask you one thing. One big question."
Dr. King says, "Well, what is that?" "That y'all eat my fried chicken."
See the day of Uncle Tom? Uncle Tom is dead.
He just hasn't been buried. But he's dead now, see.
-He's dead, see? - Well, he's gone.
Hotels, restaurants, theaters,
retail stores, and similar establishments.