king, hearing from ralph abernathy and diane nash, tell us to diane nash was. >> she deserves her ownm. she was a freedom fighter who is still alive and kicking. she was one of the leaders of the desegregation of nashville basically. she was a student at fisk university who was one of the founding members of snic. and she along with others did amazing work around the freedom rides. stanley nelson, a beautiful documentarian, and in any way she became aligned from sncc and started work with king closely. it was really her idea to really launch a full skill voting rights campaign in selma on the invitation of -- >> so they are driving the car for the first time to selma. >> in the scene, ralph abernathy, diane nash, andrew young, and james orange are driving with dr. king into selma. they're trying to convince king this is the place we need to be. >> and you hear nash and abernathy. >> that's right. >> oh, my lord. what you got us into? we have 128 miles to come to our senses. >> hush. this is the place we need to be. this right here is the next great battle. >> i can only imagine. decen

the debates on how long diane nash is on screen -- look, she's on screen. there before we got there. all of that making sure it was in there. ultimately, once i did that, i had to move it aside and focus on characters. and the film is called "selma." i wasn't a filmmaker coming in who had to wlarn it was like. i know what thehsy deep south is like. i was able to let that be me entry point. i. very -- i. felt very end pocket making it. >> i was joking about the black brits taking all the good jobs. >> yeah. right. >> they took the jobs in "12 years a slave," in "selma," everything. i must say this brother david did an admirable job as mlk. >> he did. when you think about portraying king -- >> heady stuff. high cotton. >> high cotton stuff. i have no idea how to use that in context. but yes. no that's -- intimidating, it's huge. it's the lore and legacy of king, the cadence, the voice the mannerisms. he was the first black man to play a king on the royal shakespeare company stage. an accomplished brother. this was tough to dive into. and he did it and did it

we leave out a lot of key people like diane nash and ella baker a number of other folks who also helped make martin luther king who he is and who helped and stood by him. >> they were at the forefront of the nonviolent movement in fact and some suggest they even led it. but i'd just like to go back to the leadership thing for ajust a moment. we have you on to talk about this from time to time because you make your point well. doesn't it help to have someone that is able to communicate those messages in a way like dr. king was able to do? >> right yes. but i think that we're seeing new forms of that through different types of media. and i think through social media in particular. you have seen the emergence of black twitter particularly after the murder of trayvon martin and then in terms of -- >> black twitter is for our audience? >> black twitter is basically a black demographic of folks that are using twitter in order to demonstrate their power and show solidarity in community. >> and used a great deal during ferguson and eric garner situation as well. >> you see the story of people w

. >> diane nash. james orange.lated the film with important -- it was important to bring those characters in. they were all so dynamic. the depth of the intellect, the strategies, the tactics when they came together is sizzling. the texture is something we wanted to capture. >> for you, what is the essential quality of dr. king? >> he was a voice for the voiceless. literally, through the speeches and the gorgeousness of his oratory. also to be able to listen to someone on us voice who might not have been able to articulate. to speak for them in a way that we had not seen before. >> that is what he was. he was a voice and that is essential to what his life was about. but, him as a man? >> the word that comes to mind is dignity. he was dignity personified. he demanded dignity of everyone around him. he demanded it for everyone around him. certainly, compassion. a freedom fighter. a truth seeker. at the core of him -- this was something andrew young talked about, he was a pastor to everyone around him. andy young says

. >> diane nash. >> james bevel james orange. we populated the film. we populated the film. it was important for me to bring those characters in because they were all so dynamic. they were all so so just the depth of the intellect, the strategy, the tactics that they all came to when they came together in those rooms is just the texture of it was something we wanted to capture rose: for you what's the essential quality of dr. king? >> he was a voice of the voiceless. i mean literally through the speeches and the gorgeousness of his oratory for those who might not have been arct artic lake to -- to articulate. rose: he was a voice. >> that's essential to what his voice was about but him as a man? >> as a man. the word that comes to mind is dignity. i mean he was dignity personified. he demanded dignity of everyone around him. he demanded dignity for everyone around him. >> that's the word that comes. compassion and certainly freedom fighter, certainly a truth seeker, but at the core of him and this is something that andrew young talks about he was a pastor to everyone around

>> according to diane nash and young and people on the ground and according to the citizens of selma,t's not their truth. but history is for each of us to interpret for ourselves. and so anyone's opinion is valid, truly it is. this is my opinion. this is the way i see it. no to say that lbj wasn't >>> in my my at least one person was killed when a truck carrying fireworks exploded during a massive pileup on interstate 94 in kalamazoo county. to people for injured, about 150 vehicles were involved. >> the explosions lasts for several p munt and involved a second truck carrying hazardous materials. nearby residents forced from their homes were allowed to return. the road is expected to reopen today. we said about 150. we now know it was 193 vehicles in total. >>> well we begin this half how with how wall street is going to pot. this week for the first time a major investment firm announced it's going to put its money behind marijuana. >> it's a move that the company believes will open the flood gates for more investment on the path to end pot po has biggs. >> how big of an investment ar

diane nash who was a leader of the young, one of the founders of the student coordinating committee, of the key activists of the period is in the movie in an important way. host: it's not without controveers e including how lyndon johnson is depicted. here is a portion from the newly released film, "selma." [video clip] we need your help, dr. king. it's going to have to wait. it cannot wait. one big issue? i have 101. >> tell me what it is? >> here is the next great battle. >> selma. >> dr. king. >> i tell you. >> orchestrated this in this state. it is unacceptable that they use their power to keep us voiceless. those that have gone before us say, no more. >> they are going to kill my son. >> proudly. >> we must not. we must stand up. >> march those people into rural,rural alabama, it's going to be open season. >> the trailer from scat"selma," professor lusane two follow-up questions. first all, why selma? guest: selma is important because it is an effort for voting rights. it wasn't just in one particular place, but in city after city and state after state, there had been efforts to