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and this last one had

a police car following it,

- so, ma'am, I ain't likely to

ride the bus today. - Hmm.

Well, I was goin' to Curb Market

this mornin' anyway.

- You live down on Cobb Street,

don't you? - Yes, ma'am.

Well, then I'll meet

you on the corner of

Court and Mildred

in about an hour.

- Thank you, ma'am.

- Okay. Bye-bye.

Odessa, I'm not gonna be

able to carry you home.

Mama needs help with Shelly's dinner,

so I'm gonna have to go over later.

Yes, ma'am. Go and show your

mama how you're helpin'.

Oh.

That's sweet.

Good evening, ma'am.

Whose turn is it

to do the dishes?

- Theodore's.

- No, it ain't mine.

- Well, who did 'em last night? - I did 'em.

It's Theodore and Franklin's turn.

You got a choice: clean the

dishes or clean the outhouse.

- Mama's home!

- Good. She can do the dishes.

After you called, we waited

for you to come home, Mama.

- We just ate while we waited.

- He's been waiting all night to say that.

- Can I fetch you some supper? - Theodore

and Franklin keep makin' fun of my cookin',

and Daddy won't

get them to stop.

Still comin' to that mass meetin'?

It's in 15 minutes.

- Selma, get your coat.

- What?

Listen to a bunch of preachers talkin' 'bout

us plain folks wearin' out our shoes today

while they drove around

in their cars?

No, thank you. I put in my time at church

on Sunday morning, not Monday night.

- Can I go, and Selma watch Franklin?

- I wanna go too!

"I wanna go too!"

Theodore gets to

have all the fun.

- I think she cut up the cleanest

parts and fried it. - Shut up, fool.

Mom, I'm sorry about supper.

I think it got worse as it got cold.

Just let me get my shoes off.

I'll be ready in a minute.

Mmm. I got to give that girl

some cookin' lessons.

- Mama, your feet. - I just got to get

me some shoes that fit, that's all.

I'll get up and change my dress.

I'll be ready in a minute.

Don't wanna be late.

Might not get a seat.

You quit that horsin' around

in my... Get off my bed!

- Get in there.

- Daddy?

You can't let her walk

down to the church.

Don't worry about it.

It'll make her feel better to go.

It really will.

The only weapon that we have in our

hands this evening is the weapon of protest.

And we are not wrong.

We are not wrong

in what we are doing.

If we are wrong, the supreme

court of this nation is wrong.

If we are wrong,

the Constitution of

the United States is wrong.

If we are wrong,

God Almighty is wrong.

And we are determined here in

Montgomery, to work and fight,

until justice runs

down like water,

and righteousness

like a mighty stream.

Well, now, ain't you all

full of the day?

I haven't felt this good

in a long time.

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