Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brief film documenting Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Some scratching, workprint marks, and less than stellar sound, but excellent, rather unique footage nonetheless. Great speeches made by Dr. King.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Requires the express written consent of the King Estate in Atlanta. April 3, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee. Excerpt from "I've Been to the Mountaintop" CU Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. speaking: "Brother, you may not be on strike, but either we go up together or we go down together."
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MS Martin Luther King, Jr. sitting on bus, white man seated beside him, black man seated behind him.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
High angle LS crowd gathered during March on Washington, 1963; tilt down TLS crowd gathered at foot of Washington Monument; MS blacks & whites marching, clapping, singing.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Panning MS MLK (wearing sunglasses) marching w/ several African-American men including SNCC chairman STOKELY CARMICHAEL (this is more than likely footage of var civil rights leaders continuing James Meredith's March Against Fear, 1966, after he had been gunned down by an attempted assassin); MS white police officer holding shotgun; shaky CU MLK Jr. walking, talking to off-screen reporter.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MS Martin Luther King, Jr. being presented the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
CU MLK speaking to congregation: "Once more we must reaffirm the fact that violence & hatred are the attributes of a sick society & they must be cast into an unending limbo if we are going to rise to a great moral maturity & our health as a nation. So I stand before you today more convinced than ever that nonviolence is the answer, that violence is wrong whether it's violence of negroes against white people or violence of white people against negroes or violence of negroes against other negroes, all violence is wrong. It is immoral & it is impractical." Ahisma, Gandhian principles of non-violence.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nice sideview CU Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to crowd, waiting for applause to subside. MS MLK smiling, walking from crowded podium at speaking engagement. MS/CUs Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at event held in church. "How long will prejudice blind the visions of men & drive bright eyed wisdom from her throne? When will wounded justice, lying prostrate on the streets of Selma & other streets of Alabama, be lifted from the dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men? How long will justice be crucified & truth buried?" Edit. "We must keep moving with the faith that unmerited suffering is redemptive. We must keep moving w/ the faith that dogged yesterdays can be transformed into bright tomorrows. We must keep moving with the faith there can be a day right here in the Black Belt of Alabama, that all of God's children will be able to walk with dignity and self-respect." Edit. "Life for me ain't been no crystal staff. Life for none of us has been a crystal staff but we must keep moving. If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving." CU/MS Martin Luther King Jr., RALPH ABERNATHY, & group of both white & black religious leaders holding hands, swaying, singing "We Shall Overcome" (verse about "We are not afraid") in church.