and the lawyer that e.d. nixon called was clifford, a white lawyer, he was the first lawyer to see after rosa parks. and then after she sat down, got arrested, and the movement begin to go, it was e.d. nixon who understood that this circumstance was beyond his capabilities, and it was e.d. nixon who called the new pastor at dexter avenue church and said reverend king, this is e.d. net -- nixon, president of the local branch of the naacp, and we need a leader who is colleged. al: ed nixon was not colleged. >> he was not. he understood that the circumstance that they were confronting was beyond what he thought his capabilities were, and so he called martin. so martin said to him, brother nixon, i would have to think about what you are asking me to do. and nixon responded, you best have thought about it by 8:00, because the meeting is in dexter avenue church. the point being that e.d. nixon's power at the local level in montgomery was strong enough that he could convene a meeting at dexter avenue church without having

that's who rosa parks called and the lawyer that e.d. nixon called was clifford derr.ight lawyer. he was the first lawyer to see after rosa parks. and then after she sat down, got arrested, and the movement began to go, it was e.d. nixon who understood that this circumstance was beyond his capabilities and it was e.d. nixon who called the new pastor. he called up and said this is the branch of the naacp and we need a leader who is colleged. >> hunt: e.d. nixon was not colleged. >> no, he was a union man he was a community man. but he understood that the circumstance theyhrq)e confronting was beyond what he thought his capabilities were. and so he called martin. and so martin said to him brother nixon i have to think about wha