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1955-1968MINORITIES
FOLLOWS CAREER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR & THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM THE 1955-1956 BUS BOYCOTT TO HIS ASSASSINATION IN MEMPHIS. INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM MAJOR CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHES IN MONTGOMERY, BIRMINGHAM, WASHINGTON DC, SELMA, CHICAGO, & MEMPHIS

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MLK SPEAKS AT 1956 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA BUS PROTEST INCLUDING ROSA PARKS (IN STILL ONLY).
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MONTGOMERY CITY STREET SCENES, 1956. PEDESTRIANS,
BUSES, CARS.
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BLACK BUS BOYCOTTERS CAR POOL INSTEAD OF TAKING BUS.
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BLACK BUS BOYCOTTERS WALKING ON RURAL DIRT ROAD RATHER THAN TAKE SEGREGATED BUS
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PEOPLE WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH UMBRELLAS. NEARLY EMPTY BUS PASSES
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HOME OF MLK BOMBED BY TERRORISTS, AFTERMATH.
SUPPORTERS GATHER OUTSIDE
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MLK SPEAKS ABOUT BOMBING: "WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE.. WE HAVE TO HELP SAVE OURSELVES & OUR WHITE BROTHERS FROM TRAGIC SELF DESTRUCTION IN THE QUAGMIRE OF RACIAL HATE"
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MLK ARRESTED. CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING FREE ENTERPRISE. SPEAKS TO PRESS ABOUT GUILTY DECISION:
"VIOLENCE IS SELF DEFEATING THAT HE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD WILL PERISH BY THE SWORD"
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POV IN BUS WITH ONLY TWO PASSENGERS. BUS BOYCOTT.
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WHITE PASSENGERS GETTING ON BUS, MONTGOMERY 1956
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VICTORY MEETING. MLK STATES: "THE 11 MONTH PROTEST AGAINST THE CITY. BUSES WILL BE CALLED OFF & THE NEGRO CITIZENS WILL RETURN TO THE BUSES ON A NON SEGREGATED BASIS"
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STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH CHALLENGE SEGREGATION AT LUNCH COUNTERS. SIT IN AT LUNCH COUNTER.
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1962 ALBANY, GEORGIA: MLK USING LUNCH COUNTER.
PROTEST STUDENTS DIRECT CONFRONTATION. SIT IN. POLICE COUNTER NON-VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION WITH NON-VIOLENT ARRESTS. POLICE LAY PROTESTERS ON STRETCHERS & TAKE THEM AWAY
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 1963: CITY STREET SCENES. MLK LAUNCHES NON-VIOLENT CAMPAIGN TO END SEGREGATION.
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ECONOMIC PROTEST: BLACK PROTESTERS WITH PLACARDS "BIRMINGHAM MERCHANTS UNFAIR", "TEACH YOUR DOLLARS MORE SENSE". CU SIGN READS "LUNCHEONETTE CLOSED".
POLICE ARREST PROTESTERS
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LARGE PRAY-IN IN FRONT OF BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL.
POLICE GET VIOLENT. MASS ARREST. FIRE HOSES & POLICE DOGS BREAK UP DEMONSTRATIONS. POLICE BRUTALITY
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MLK LEADS PROTEST MARCH & GETS ARRESTED. 1963
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BIRMINGHAM MAYOR SWEARING IN OF NEW MAYOR
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MLK IN JAIL CELL
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BLACK CHILDREN MARCHING WITH MLK. YOUNG BOY IS ARRESTED & PUT IN PADDY WAGON. FIRE HOSES & POLICE DOGS. POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST CHILDREN
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MONTAGE PEOPLE'S FEET IN PROTEST MARCH
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MASSIVE NON-VIOLENT MARCH ON WASHINGTON, AUGUST 1963.
"I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH.
(*FOR COMPLETE SPEECH use V-6024*)
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MLK ARRIVING ON PAN AMERICAN PLANE. RECEIVING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
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SELMA, ALABAMA: BLACK CITIZENS REGISTERING TO VOTE.
MLK ON VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE. URGING BLACK CITIZENS TO VOTE
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VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN NON-VIOLENCE RESISTANCE TECHNIQUES
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POLICE ARRESTING BLACK CITIZENS AT NON-VIOLENT PROTEST
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MARION, ALABAMA: FUNERAL FOR YOUNG DEMONSTRATOR WHO WAS KILLED WHEN STATE TROOPERS DISPERSED PROTEST MARCH
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MLK ON RAINY DAY MARCH IN MONTGOMERY
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MARION, ALABAMA: STATE TROOPERS WEARING RIOT GEAR.
POLICE BRUTALITY. TROOPERS BEATING CITIZENS. WOMAN IS BEATEN WITH BILLY CLUB.
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MLK SPEAKS: "WE ARE GOING TO WALK NON-VIOLENTLY &
PEACEFULLY TO LET THE NATION & THE WORLD KNOW THAT WE ARE TIRED NOW. WE'VE LIVED WITH SLAVERY & SEGREGATION 345 YEARS. NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE REAL THE PROMISES OF DEMOCRACY."
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SELMA, ALABAMA MARCH
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POIGNANT MOMENT AS BLACK MAN TENDERLY HELPS HANDICAPPED WHITE MAN TO THE GROUND. COVERS HIM WITH BLANKET.
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MARCHERS NEAR STATE CAPITOL IN MONTGOMERY. CU ROAD SIGN: "LEAVE DALLAS CO. ENTER LOWNDES CO.". MLK MAKES SPEECH TO MARCHERS. AERIAL OVER MONTGOMERY CAPITOL BUILDING
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RALLY ON STEPS OF ALABAMA CAPITOL. MLK INTRODUCED BY REVEREND ABERNATHY. MLK SPEAKS: "WE ARE NOT ABOUT TO TURN AROUND. WE ARE ON THE MOVE & NO WAVE OF RACISM CAN STOP US." "HOW LONG NOT LONG" SPEECH
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SLUM TENEMENT ALLEYWAY
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MLK IN CHICAGO GIVING SPEECH ABOUT RENTAL SEGREGATION. SENDS BLACK & WHITE UNDERCOVER PEOPLE TO RENTAL AGENCIES. WOULD NOT RENT TO THE BLACKS BUT WOULD RENT TO THE WHITES.
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LOW ANGLE STREET SIGN: "N. LINDER & DIVERSEY"
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BLACK & WHITE PROTESTERS PICKET IN FRONT OF REAL ESTATE AGENCIES WHO WOULD NOT SELL HOMES TO BLACK FAMILIES.
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MARCH IN ALL-WHITE SUBURB IN THE NORTH. INCREASED RESISTANCE TO EQUALITY IN HOUSING TURNS UGLY, SO CALLED "WHITE BACKLASH". VIOLENCE. BLACK & WHITE PROTESTERS HURT. EQUALITY IN HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT. MARCH, PROTEST, RIOT, RESISTANCE.
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MLK SPEAKS TO PRESS: "I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN, EVEN IN MISSISSIPPI & ALABAMA, MOBS AS HOSTILE & AS HATEFUL AS I HAVE SEEN IN CHICAGO"
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MLK SPEAKS: "NOW WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH BASIC CLASS ISSUES BETWEEN THE PRIVILEGED & THE UNDER PRIVILEGED". RESTRUCTURING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY."
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HS MARCHERS & POLICE
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MLK AT VICTORY MEETING. BLACKS & WHITES TOGETHER.
BLACK MILITANTS, CLERGY ETC.
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MLK GUIDED TO CAR
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MLK DELIVERING SERMON AT EBENEZER CHURCH
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STILLS
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APRIL 3, 1968: MLK SPEAKING: "I'VE BEEN TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP. I'D LIKE TO LIVE A LONG TIME. I'VE SEEN
THE PROMISE LAND." ETC
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MLK FUNERAL. HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIES CASKET.
FUNERAL CORTEGE. MLK VO
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CU WOMAN WIPES TEARS FROM GRIEVING MAN'S EYES
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