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abernathy still had a con grangation in montgomery. he says martin, i've got to preach on sunday. >> and king, he loves people causing had him martin, right? people did call him martin. he puts his hand on him and says ralph, i need to you come with me. and abernathy goes, oh, i guess i'm going to jail on easter. i better call my deacons. and so he knows he's not having to preach on easter sunday. and he and martin luther king walk out and they lead a demonstration. and what happens? >> they get arrested. >> they get arrested really fast. i think they managed to walk about two blocks and they're arrested. the cops pick up -- they almost literally pick him up. they pick him up by the belt in the back. it's almost like they lift him and almost toss him into the paddy wagon. and there -- yes, kareem. >> when i was reading this, i was kind of shocked at the kind of religious parallels like between king and like, what's in the bible. with him kind of going to jail, like, you could say he's being crucified in a way and then coming back and r
abernathy still had a con grangation in montgomery. he says martin, i've got to preach on sunday. >> and king, he loves people causing had him martin, right? people did call him martin. he puts his hand on him and says ralph, i need to you come with me. and abernathy goes, oh, i guess i'm going to jail on easter. i better call my deacons. and so he knows he's not having to preach on easter sunday. and he and martin luther king walk out and they lead a demonstration. and what happens?...
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so they leave, he shares a room with abernathy. abernathy was shaving. king steps out onto the balcony where the wreath is positioned. he's talking down the courtyard below to jesse who was introducing him to the musician who is going to play that night. ben branch was a musician from chicago, and dr. king says to ben branch, i want you to play my favorite song tonight, ben. i want you to play "precious lord" which is what you're hearing right now from amelia jackson. he said, all right, mr. king, i'll play it and i'll play it real pretty. then the silence was cracked by a gunshot. that was at 6:01 p.m. one shot. he fell backwards where that square is cut in the concrete. his feet were kind of hanging off the edge. people started screaming and rushed up the steps to where he was. the famous photograph of everybody pointing was in response to the police who were on this fire department station roof right here. they came climbing off the roof saying, where did the shot w t. that point is to the building in the middle, which was the original rooming house t
so they leave, he shares a room with abernathy. abernathy was shaving. king steps out onto the balcony where the wreath is positioned. he's talking down the courtyard below to jesse who was introducing him to the musician who is going to play that night. ben branch was a musician from chicago, and dr. king says to ben branch, i want you to play my favorite song tonight, ben. i want you to play "precious lord" which is what you're hearing right now from amelia jackson. he said, all...
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. >> my name is david abernathy.d the state of california. my concern is medical cannabis movingç forward, so patients cn get affordable, safe access. i want to make sure theyç opere legally and serve the needs of a to commit patients. ymñrwhen i first started working with the mission organic center team, i was informed a local neighborhood organization had voiced some resistance to the project. i went to a meeting andsspoke to them. the president informed me there was no support for the project in the outer mission community and no need in the neighborhood. i decided to conduct my own investigation to determine çwhether there was truth to the claims. if i have found these assertions pannedxdç out, i would have a immediately withdrawn and advised them to find another location for the project. after talking to members ofxd te community and attendingw3 public outreach programs, i found there was widespread support and t(excitement about the project. many localq expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that all the s
. >> my name is david abernathy.d the state of california. my concern is medical cannabis movingç forward, so patients cn get affordable, safe access. i want to make sure theyç opere legally and serve the needs of a to commit patients. ymñrwhen i first started working with the mission organic center team, i was informed a local neighborhood organization had voiced some resistance to the project. i went to a meeting andsspoke to them. the president informed me there was no support for...
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that would be jesse jackson, abernathy young and some others, and that dr. king had told them that he was considering stopping his work, that perhaps america just was not ready for the change that he wanted to see. he was just depressed. he just felt -- you had the black panther party coming into its own, you had a new group of young black people who didn't believe young violence was the answer. it was a lot of push and pull. he just said he was tired and maybe it's time to stop, let somebody else take the lead, because he didn't think he was doing a good job. and he had a migraine headache for three days he could not get rid of. so jesse jackson says -- they started arguing among themselves. half wanted to come to memphis, half didn't, said, no, leave it alone. and he said, i've made my decision. i've been thinking about what i've done. i hope one day i can thank the people who did for me, lake harriet tubman. what am i going to say when she asked me what happened? am i going to say i had a headache. i can't tell harriet i had a headache. let's go ahead and
that would be jesse jackson, abernathy young and some others, and that dr. king had told them that he was considering stopping his work, that perhaps america just was not ready for the change that he wanted to see. he was just depressed. he just felt -- you had the black panther party coming into its own, you had a new group of young black people who didn't believe young violence was the answer. it was a lot of push and pull. he just said he was tired and maybe it's time to stop, let somebody...