Rare Video Footage of Historic Alabama 1965 Civil Rights Marches, MLK's Famous Montgomery Speech

[Music] [Applause] [Applause] you [Music] you [Music] our Dr King how are things shaping up now for tomorrow things are shaping up beautifully we have people coming in from all over the country I suspect that we will have representatives from almost every state in the Union and naturally a large number of people from the state of Alabama and we hope to see and we plan to see the greatest witness for Freedom ever taken place that has ever taken place on the steps of the capital of any state in the South and this whole March adds drama to this total TR last Sunday more than 8,000 of us started on a mighty walk from Selma Alabama they told us we wouldn't get here there were those who said that we would get here only over their dead bod well talk talk all the world today knows that we are here and we are standing before the forces of power in the state of Alabama saying we ain't going to let nobody turn us [Applause] around today I want to tell [Music] the city of Selma tell them doctor today I want to say to the state of Alabama yes sir today I want to say to the people of America and the nations of the world that we are not about to turn around yes sir we are on the Move now yes sir yes we on the move and no wave of racism can stop us yes sir and the burning of our churches will not deter us yes sir Bing of our homes will not dissuade us yes sir the beating and killing of our clergymen and young people will not divert us sir the won release of their known murderers will not discourage us we're on the Move now yes sir like an idea whose Time Has Come yes sir yes sir not even the marching of Mighty armies can halt us yes sir we are moving to the land of Freedom yes sir I know you're asking today how long will it take somebody's asking how long will Prejudice blind the visions of men I come to say to you this afternoon however difficult the moment yes sir however frustrating the hour it will not be long sir because truth crushed the Earth will rise again how long not long yes sir because no lie can live forever yes sir how long not long because you shall reap what you sld how long not long how long truth Forever on the scaffold wrong forever on the throne yet that scaffold sways the future behind the Dem unknown standeth God within the shadow keeping watch above his own how long not long because the Ark of the moral universe is long but it bends toward just us how long not long not long because mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord he's trampling out the village where The Grapes of WRA are stor sir he's loosed the faithful lightning of his terrible Swift sword his truth is marching on yes sir he has sounded forth a trumpet that shall never call Retreat he is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat oh be swift my soul to answer him be jubilant my feet our God is marching on Glory Hallelujah Glory Hallelujah Glory Hallelujah Glory Hallelujah Tru is [Music]

Channel: Democracy Now!

Views: 493,725

Keywords: martin luther king jr, mlk, montgomery, march, speech, 1965, selma, civil rights, documentary film, democracy now, black history month

Id: CBm48Scju9E

Length: 5min 2sec (302 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 25 2013