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  • On March 28, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. appeared on NBC's Meet The Press to discuss his historic five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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    One week after leading, King said that the demonstration was necessary not just to help push the Voting Rights Bill through, but to draw attention to the humiliating conditions in Alabama such as police brutality and racially-motivated murder.
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  • @jaybo2099
    @jaybo2099 Před 12 lety +82

    I'm 40 years old and white. I've never seen this footage in my entire life. I truly know very little about the history of Dr.King, until very recently. We learned a little about the man when I was young, but never really why he was important. Why is this? This is a truly inspirational man who did what most people are too weak to accomplish. After hearing him speak and reading his words, I am truly sad that I never got to meet such a great man.

    • @jeanhubley9179
      @jeanhubley9179 Před 2 lety

      Me eithdr

    • @HaffthaTrueff
      @HaffthaTrueff Před 2 lety +3

      They didn't teach is....alot.

    • @mmarie294
      @mmarie294 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I understand. Hopeful your thoughts on any group of people have changed. Thank you for posting. There is justice and non justice.

    • @edl4374
      @edl4374 Před 3 měsíci

      MLK is a hero. He was courageous and strived for virtue. He is an example of a man that every young boy/man should learn about.

  • @windy4532
    @windy4532 Před 2 lety +75

    They shot all kinds of questions at him and he just seemed so calm, focused, and to the point. No wonder people were drawn to him. He certainly gave very good answers. I wanted to hear him talk more. He is one of my greatest inspirations.

  • @trenillo
    @trenillo Před 8 lety +472

    Wow, it's amazing how Dr. King shut them down with his intellect. I love it!

    • @Insert639
      @Insert639 Před 7 lety +19

      He was unusually smart...

    • @plainwain
      @plainwain Před 6 lety +12

      I would like to add that his (Dr. King's) desire is not to : "shut them down" as it is his desire to make a nation and world Understand that LOVE is the answer to mankind's obedience to YHWH through Christ, Jesus. We need the problem of brutality of police still needs to be eradicated.

    • @plainwain
      @plainwain Před 6 lety +3

      The fact that no one on the panel would actually agree with the doctrine that Dr. King advocates. You are so right @ Tree Walters.

    • @doerrjams5770
      @doerrjams5770 Před 4 lety +11

      I'm continually astounded at how cogent, complete, and well-formed Dr. King's responses are. We're all familiar with his impassioned speeches that galvanize our hearts, but here we see measured, patient responses that appeal to our intellect. He didn't 'shut them down'. He simply answered them convincingly. I think this is actually a great example of how journalism should be. The panel neither supported or opposed. They questioned. Sometimes broadly and sometimes specifically. Then they gave an elongated time to allow Dr. King to clarify and answer with impeccable grace and clarity. Truth wins when journalism works this way. Today it's all about shouting people down and putting people in categories of hero of villain rather than uncovering the substance of an issue. But this is definitely Dr. King at his finest!

    • @paxhumana2015
      @paxhumana2015 Před 4 lety +2

      @@doerrjams5770 , even if his comments were well formed, they can still be flawed. Moreover, the more that I see time march on, the more that I see the people that were oppressed not only get louder voices, but that ironically began to sound like those that they had condemned, as well as marginalized, or even ignore, other people that had been wronged in the exact same way in their lives. We have, as a global society, have gone from the intent of elimination of discrimination to the diversification of discrimination. We essentially broke up the Bell Telephone company of racism and hatred only to make smaller organizations that will all inevitably form one larger organization again, much like a T-1000, T-X, Majin Buu, Perfect Cell, or General Rilldo is seemingly destroyed, only to return with their brand of wickedness and evil in their lives.

  • @supergir124
    @supergir124 Před 11 lety +150

    Dr. King's poise, calm but assertive demeanor and courage made them listen. His unwavering fortitude, conviction of character and his vision for America made him a Legend!

    • @soup8786
      @soup8786 Před 4 lety +4

      Some people have a special charisma

    • @aaronisom9192
      @aaronisom9192 Před 3 lety +3

      Well said

    • @MrDXRamirez
      @MrDXRamirez Před 3 lety

      All we need is a president who understands that contained in Capital ($$$) is a wage-labor relationship with capital, and that this is the main form human work takes place in society and in the world today. So far not since FDR no such luck. The mega-corporations understand about themselves envision a world of standardization, preferably a world economy without nations, is a plan for the future of the world economy that suits their needs has us playing a role facilitating our own demise? How? By what means? How are we a part of our own standardization?
      What becomes of the wage-labor relationship in that standardization process as more of the human labor in the world takes the form of a wage-labor relation? In case you have not noticed there are not many societies left who are reproducing themselves by peasant labor. Hired labor has become the dominant form of how work takes place for 2 billion people on the planet. This is a God send for American Capital if not for the rising standard of living for working people in a few competing nations, reflecting how cheap they would pay for labor, to have the world only work when hired and the only job creators around are the mega-corporations.
      The president we need is one who treats the wage-labor relationship within that mega-corporate plan with respect and ensures its dignity as a social class made up of human beings. That corporate plan has set into motion certain tendencies compelling us in ways we do not even realize moving us into a system of standardization.

  • @MACTackleBox
    @MACTackleBox Před 12 lety +52

    Not just a visionary - a leader. A man of hope and an icon for all people - no matter their color or race. We are a poorer nation without out Dr. King. You are missed.

  • @moonrider19681
    @moonrider19681 Před 10 lety +112

    Its is very clear that Dr. King was very intelligent and put a lot of thought into his positions on civil rights.

  • @jimmyeatworldify
    @jimmyeatworldify Před 12 lety +26

    Seeing the whole interview uncut really let's you see what a genius speaker he was. I was captivated the entire time. The words wash over you and you let them because you instinctively trust him. That is a rare quality.

  • @4l4ddin77
    @4l4ddin77 Před 9 lety +198

    you can extract about 30 historical quotes from one King interview

    • @durrellhairston9607
      @durrellhairston9607 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah they made sure that he wasn't going be president! All good leader and the one true President John F. Kennedy are gone because the evil people that run this world took their life away from them! Evil still goes on in this world and it will continue to the and!

    • @joymosley8997
      @joymosley8997 Před 4 lety

      Yup

    • @MrDXRamirez
      @MrDXRamirez Před 3 lety

      @@durrellhairston9607 The horrible events that take place in society are not the actions of good or evil.
      When you remove one evil another one takes its place and when one good is removed another good takes its place and on and on the morality wheel we remain spinning within the cage that binds our freedom.

  • @WhollyLivin
    @WhollyLivin Před 10 lety +130

    It was a privilege to watch!

    • @averyw.6311
      @averyw.6311 Před 4 lety +9

      Absolutely,....me too. And I'm going to watch it again and again. And encourage others to watch. It is inspiring

    • @sandraatkins2539
      @sandraatkins2539 Před 3 lety +3

      @@averyw.6311 So will I.

    • @mfytxwatson7256
      @mfytxwatson7256 Před 3 lety +1

      It is a great privilege to me hearing the historic speech

  • @nellis37
    @nellis37 Před 12 lety +10

    Is anyone else getting chills right now?

  • @MrTekKnowledge
    @MrTekKnowledge Před 8 lety +205

    Seeing this meet the press interview just reiterates how little has changed over the past 50 years.

    • @malindawilliams7318
      @malindawilliams7318 Před 6 lety +14

      MrTekKnowledge exactly & all the insinuations against him & blaming him instead of white oppressors & murderers who were klan/cops empowered by the politicians is what Obama has dealt with.

    • @winterfall6953
      @winterfall6953 Před 6 lety +12

      Only racists say that. Things have changed for the better and worse. Look what we did to our own neighborhoods. I want to apologize to MLK.

    • @shamusibalogun364
      @shamusibalogun364 Před 6 lety

      100% the truth!

    • @malcolmshabazzx9779
      @malcolmshabazzx9779 Před 6 lety +2

      J. Riv. Look at what Caucasoids have done to there Community's with the Opioid Plague they are dropping like flies in West Virginia and Ohio daily.

    • @omararreola5449
      @omararreola5449 Před 4 lety +5

      Wait what alot has changed especially in the south even tho it's not the perfect picture man has it changed

  • @shajanay
    @shajanay Před 11 lety +136

    this brother was so intelligent... Wow!

    • @eddiegraves4938
      @eddiegraves4938 Před 4 lety +6

      Intelligent, educated and an articulate, eloquent speaker, teacher and preacher.

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety

      joe not as intelligent as other black leaders

    • @bonechillingtales123
      @bonechillingtales123 Před 4 lety +3

      Zeb Banister like whom?

    • @trajanII
      @trajanII Před 4 lety

      You sound like Biden when he said similar things about Obama. Biden said, " Obama is smart and clean ". Look up the speech if you think I'm Lying

    • @ismine539
      @ismine539 Před 3 lety

      @@trajanII what? He was just saying that MLK is a punctual, educated, and a good man. Has nothing to due with him being black, any man can be said things. You’re just using that example (on a comment from 11 years ago) saying that he sounds like joe Biden. What he said is not anything close to racist, he is just saying that he is a reliable man. Nothing to do with the color of his skin. It’s your own mind convincing you that he was saying something along the lines of “even though he is a black man, he is a clean man.” Don’t try to use what they said and twist it in order to fit your thought process. The left admits that Joe Biden isn’t a good person, he has said many horrible things in the past. However, it is clear that he is changed but we know he is nowhere near perfect. He is just the better choice of the presidential candidates from the left, and is better than Donald Trump. At least the left can admit that their president is not a good person, in contrast to the right leaning individuals who idolize Donald Trump and don’t believe he can do nothing wrong. Of course I know that not all of his supporters think like that, but the vast majority think that way. He is idolized like a dictator, something that all Americans have been against and the idea of the dictator goes against everything the United States was formed around and still stands for today. Before you respond with something along the lines of “this comment was from 7th months ago why are you replying” is because what you are saying is still relevant. Also before you call me a “crazy liberal,” I am not. I am an independent. Please, think through what you say on the internet because most of whatever you say can come up to your employers. Republicans and the right have many great ideas, however Donald Trump did not demonstrate those well. Good day.

  • @Teddycuts
    @Teddycuts Před 12 lety +8

    As a caucasian male, born (1957) and raised in the south I witnessed firsthand the terrible and many times gruesome effects of racism. I give Dr King the highest of praise for his faith in the God of the universe, his courage and his strength to stand up in love and be used to change the world! Love NEVER fails!

  • @kailaharris341
    @kailaharris341 Před 8 lety +56

    R.I.P omg the other day I had a dream about him. He was in my parents room standing by a chair. I came in and ran to him and hugged him so much because I missed him. He gave me a kiss on my forehead. We talked a little then he said he had to go so I hugged him again then he turned into an angel and flew up to heaven and he was waving and smiling to me as he went to heaven. R.I.P Martin Luther King Jr.

    • @paulettelittle7500
      @paulettelittle7500 Před 5 lety +1

      Kaila Harris

    • @lingeringquestions519
      @lingeringquestions519 Před 3 lety +1

      I think we all just get taught to love him so much and something in a lot of us mutually agree on it. I'm twenty-seven, white, and have zero connection to his life, but I miss him. I like to think this feeling we have and dreams like yours mean we would be friends with him. It's like people that have passed away visit from Heaven and I'd like to think that's what it is.

  • @jermainebrown7634
    @jermainebrown7634 Před 8 lety +109

    He had a first class intellect .He rang rings around those intellectual pygmies. great man

    • @jermainebrown7634
      @jermainebrown7634 Před 8 lety +1

      +Rusty Schackleford even Albert Einstein plagiarised. check it out.

    • @jermainebrown7634
      @jermainebrown7634 Před 8 lety +5

      +Rusty Schackleford why are you so bitter towards MLK? Are you saying that what he fought for was the wrong fight ? or you believe in jim crow ? you sound really bitter you must live a lonely abs sad despicable life .

    • @pedroheberle6665
      @pedroheberle6665 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jermainebrown7634 Pay no attention, Jermaine. There's still some white people out there who has Dr. King as their hero, and many more who are genuinely good people, who care about other people regardless of color, but are misinformed. Internet is taking care of that-and at a faster pace than we think. It spreads information and truth much more than it does disinformation and malice. Want proof? I would never otherwise have grown intimate with the voices of Martin Luther King, James Baldwin, Malcom X and Muhammad Ali (an absolute genius) if it weren't for freakin' CZcams, and the opportunity it gave me to listen and see and hear mostly everything that these extraordinary men said in public. I know the backlash is appaling. And it sadly is a part of it. It tears my soul in pieces everytime black people are shot dead by cowards in uniforms, both in your country and in mine. I know I will never experience the fear of taking a bullet, but I assure you I feel the pain. And yet I do believe in us as a race, humanity and all, working together after radical income distribution and everything, and I wait for the day when black won't need to be a race no more (white is kind of a non-race already, so). But look around. Bad people are getting caught. Injustice is ever more on the limelight. Bad cops are being accounted for, or else being ridiculed and humiliated before the public eye. White supremacists are as coward now as they have ever been, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing that guarantees that the son of a white supremacist will be a white supremacist himself. Nothing. This heritage of cruelty and fear passed on through generations is about to dissipate, and it will do so by sheer contact with light. They hate light.

    • @bobbye.wright4424
      @bobbye.wright4424 Před 4 lety +1

      Pygmies was a racist term to describe an afrikan people

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety

      Jermaine he also like to chase tail.....yep

  • @kfree7284
    @kfree7284 Před 4 lety +21

    THANK YOU MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FOR EVERYTHING!!!

  • @maxangst
    @maxangst Před 12 lety +89

    Outclassed them all. The questions were asinine.

    • @bartstarr100
      @bartstarr100 Před 3 lety +1

      It it any wonder? A bunch of white guys worried about communists. These guys are caricatures of journalists.

  • @2wheelnutt
    @2wheelnutt Před 2 lety +9

    I can think of no one that I feel a greater respect for than Dr. King. His clear thinking, eloquence and devotion to non violence changed my way of think more than anyone I have ever known. ✌️

  • @leemordaskal9747
    @leemordaskal9747 Před 6 lety +35

    courageous genius. wish there were more icons willing to die for what they believe in. we need this kind of integrity in today's world.

  • @mbogokuria6826
    @mbogokuria6826 Před 2 lety +6

    I have just watched this footage and am really humbled by the decency with which he answered his questions. He was extremely intelligent, calm and collected. RIP Legend.

  • @cgcade1
    @cgcade1 Před 10 lety +46

    WOW! Extremely informative and profound foreshadowing , "...unmerited suffering is redemptive". Thank you Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for your courage, sacrifice, foresight and commitment. America is better because of you.

  • @adventurouspeach9043
    @adventurouspeach9043 Před 3 lety +7

    my God...extraordinary interview ..We love you and miss you Dr. King..your legacy lives on in all of us❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

  • @andrethompson2034
    @andrethompson2034 Před 4 lety +23

    These men had plenty of time to fashion their questions in a way to try and trap him into a corner and disgrace him. Without hesitation he answered their questions and shut them down with his intellect. One of the greatest men to walk the earth, brilliant thinker and greatest orator I've ever heard. Love you DR King and thank you for your sacrifices and dedication to the civil rights movement.

    • @nlrmoldw1712
      @nlrmoldw1712 Před 4 lety +3

      @ Andre Thompson
      Amazing isn’t it. I think all of his greatness is attributable to his loyalty and obedience to God and God’s Truth, his undaunted courage, and his love for his people and his fellow man of all races. Great man Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    • @cordellsims3585
      @cordellsims3585 Před 2 lety +1

      Yep thank you Dr.King ...let me put lit effort in to

    • @justmyopinion9883
      @justmyopinion9883 Před 9 měsíci

      @andrethompson, well said. Thank you.

  • @sataniccommunist9045
    @sataniccommunist9045 Před 6 lety +15

    I saw this as a Young Man and have loved him ever since

  • @Dustybuds88
    @Dustybuds88 Před 12 lety +13

    His voice is so authentic and his message so composed and genuine. So sad that he's not still with us today. I find his mere presence comforting; even if it is only his voice on a 47-year old recording.

  • @erlineandrews
    @erlineandrews Před 2 lety +5

    When you have a strong intellect, strong communication skills and confidence in your ideas you don't get irate or ruffled when subjected to sometimes annoying questions. Such impressive calm.

  • @prwexler
    @prwexler Před 10 lety +27

    What a brilliant man, Dr. King was.

  • @moekrinkle5771
    @moekrinkle5771 Před 4 lety +55

    MLK sounds like God's spirit is in him... Especially when he talks about "breaking" the Law of the land.

    • @margaretneanover3385
      @margaretneanover3385 Před 3 lety +1

      He had good and bad close at hand. He mentioned what haunted him many times..each speech had innuendos of what he became aware of ...including Vietnam cambodia and the taking of the life of the Kennedy just before he died. It was about overrating war having been part of the networking that did educate for constitutional and human rights.

  • @kimberlykline6506
    @kimberlykline6506 Před 5 lety +63

    He was so intelligent. God used him in a big way.

    • @amycrumedy6586
      @amycrumedy6586 Před 4 lety +2

      He knew he was not God but of God.

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety +1

      amy then why did he cheat on his wife on a regular basis if he was so Godly?

    • @bonechillingtales123
      @bonechillingtales123 Před 4 lety +3

      Zeb Banister why do catholic priests molest children?

    • @quietplaces3173
      @quietplaces3173 Před 4 lety

      @@zebbanister2348
      That's why we can't come together as a people because some of us are so self righteous. Everyone else knows when to put certain things aside and come together for the betterment of themselves and their families.

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety

      @@bonechillingtales123 Hey I agree, some Catholic Priests molested children--hideous! Martin Luther King cheated on his wife regularly..hye was an ally cat.

  • @marygilbert247
    @marygilbert247 Před 8 lety +11

    I am crying because he changed so much😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️RIPLOVEYOUMUCHTOMUCH

  • @nlrmoldw1712
    @nlrmoldw1712 Před 4 lety +4

    Absolutely speechless! What an impressive intellect and impenetrable fortitude and sparkling moral character! Everything and the kitchen sink were thrown at this great man in this interview and he demolished them all with the wisdom of unconquerable truth and an unshakable calmness, and that in impromptu fashion, no less. I’m blessed yet again to have found another great video featuring Dr. King that I’ll add to my monthly list of must see’s.
    And the subtle irony! He defended himself with case history both christian and secular and the very truths that they themselves profess to embrace and obey but violate and contradict in the very act of their oppression of him and his people. What a profound joy this man no doubt must have been to be around because he’s most certainly an enlightening wonder to watch. I’m pleased to say that I’m both humbled by his captivating humility and invigorated by his indomitable and unflinching courage. Again, God bless you, Dr. King!

  • @ishmaelforester9825
    @ishmaelforester9825 Před 7 lety +161

    This man was undoubtedly the greatest single Christian of the twentieth century.

    • @ishmaelforester9825
      @ishmaelforester9825 Před 7 lety +6

      ***** He certainly made repeated and eloquent statements of stunning common sense that put a lot of twentieth century 'philosophy' to shame.

    • @ishmaelforester9825
      @ishmaelforester9825 Před 7 lety +1

      There is nothing in principle, or spirit as a Christian might say, this man said that I can refute or deny. He might have been wrong about this or that fact or then or there in practice but in espoused principle he was traditionally noble and wise in the best way people can be, basically.

    • @richym3899
      @richym3899 Před 7 lety +2

      Billy Graham is up there bruh. Graham is one of the greatest of all time

    • @Insert639
      @Insert639 Před 7 lety +2

      Richy M He was a great too.

    • @Insert639
      @Insert639 Před 7 lety +2

      Richy M He was a great too.

  • @thelegendofthem6120
    @thelegendofthem6120 Před 7 lety +36

    Awesome Martin Luther King Jr very well spoken and intelligent! put the press to shame!

  • @itsglen9646
    @itsglen9646 Před 12 lety +6

    Leadership, leadership, leadership, and unaparalleled courage. Thank you Dr. King.

  • @yukiitachi7449
    @yukiitachi7449 Před 5 lety +11

    Thank you for actually putting up the old footage

  • @isaacpowell1408
    @isaacpowell1408 Před 6 lety +20

    I feel honored to be able to hear him for myself.🗣👀

  • @judykotun2040
    @judykotun2040 Před 6 lety +5

    To be born black in 1929 To obtain not just a degree but his doctoral degree, and to be able to articulate his point of view and to dream big, be heard and to be able to move the supreme Cour to enforce civil rights movement and Constitutional laws is and was unheard-of, the difference; the change this man of God made was more than just impressive, his works were astounding, powerful, phenomenal.His character, ability to bring about a major change in our lives and views today we have voice and our voices will be heard.The great late Dr. Martin Luther King work's is unprecedented. To God be the Glory. Your Christian sister Judy

  • @H8YerSt8
    @H8YerSt8 Před 12 lety +3

    It's such a wonderful thing to have videos like this still in existence. The world would be such a better place if it were filled with intelligent and strong leaders like Mr King.

  • @swmut
    @swmut Před 4 lety +2

    What a fierce and amazing intellect. This interview is clearly dated, but still feels like Dr. King could be alive today giving the same answers to the same tired questions.

  • @Fisherman100
    @Fisherman100 Před 7 lety +25

    Love You King ! 💪

  • @michaelfrench4262
    @michaelfrench4262 Před 3 lety +4

    King was brilliant in his responses with these reporters.

  • @mswant2knowitall
    @mswant2knowitall Před 4 lety +87

    Think about this: MLK was assinated when he started talking about economical equality for blacks.

    • @bobbye.wright4424
      @bobbye.wright4424 Před 4 lety +8

      When began demanding reparations and redistrubution of wealth for afrikan people and poor people in amerikkka and also when he began criticizing amerikkkan foreign policy

    • @NkrumahTure
      @NkrumahTure Před 4 lety

      That's correct. It also was how he spoke about too. It was understood since Dr. King was having unexpected growing influence with other groups who were entering the fray of civil disobedience, and how far it could go. The reality of that did not bode well to those who maintained the establishment and the status quo, despite the fact everything Dr. King said was correct. If they would've followed his admonitions this nation more likely than not could've been much better in race relations today. But the power brokers don't want it that way, then nor now. Dr. King was the last chance this country had to get it right once and for all. Most blacks want unconditional liberation and independence now far more than those days of militancy on the left of King.

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety

      Nkrumah He was cheating on his wife at the time he was crusading around the country. Seriously, we should have picked another black hero to elevate he was disappointing

    • @NkrumahTure
      @NkrumahTure Před 4 lety +10

      @@zebbanister2348 That's an entire different section that has to do exclusively between him and his wife. I'm particularly interested in his work contribution, not his personal business.

    • @zebbanister2348
      @zebbanister2348 Před 4 lety

      NkrumahTure is it? If a man is willing to break the most sacred promise made before God...what else is he willing to do? I never trusted King.....

  • @karameldreem
    @karameldreem Před 6 lety +22

    Dr. King was highly intelligent.

    • @shadebarranco3781
      @shadebarranco3781 Před 3 lety

      america wouldnt be where it is today without him even though were still racing racism

  • @aadilahlakaisharowser2050
    @aadilahlakaisharowser2050 Před 9 lety +14

    I'm so Bless to be a decendent of awesome parents from Demopolis Alabama, who supported PART OF THE Of The History Dr.Martin Luther King Symbolizes which Is Peace and Equality, Bless your Spirit Dr. King may we live and continue to respect your dream.

  • @Locsmth
    @Locsmth Před 5 lety +10

    It's like no time has passed.

    • @yessumyessum6624
      @yessumyessum6624 Před 4 lety

      Yes, we have now basically the same problems, struggles, hatred, etc.

  • @linzierogers7479
    @linzierogers7479 Před 3 lety +6

    What a brilliant mind. It's sad there are no statesmen like him alive today to give light to a dark world.

  • @excitedwhale
    @excitedwhale Před 10 lety +13

    This is a great piece of American History.

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 Před 2 lety +2

    This is why the man is a Legend. Unmerited suffering is redemptive. Love it. The dream wasn't talking. It was doing.

  • @dtbredhalf5823
    @dtbredhalf5823 Před 3 lety +3

    Great Great Man...... the ONLY man I can say that took a bullet and died for my/our freedom...💔💔💔💔💔😢✊🏿😎...MLK forever

  • @nathanieldeckard581
    @nathanieldeckard581 Před 5 lety +23

    "Justice too long delayed is justice denied."

    • @projectjt3149
      @projectjt3149 Před 4 lety

      Nathaniel Deckard works with other things too. Healthcare too long delayed is healthcare denied

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 Před 4 lety

      Exactly!

  • @excitedwhale
    @excitedwhale Před 10 lety +20

    You have to be dumb to dislike this video. Huge courage!

  • @StephAbbottSays
    @StephAbbottSays Před 9 lety +18

    This is such an impressive interview. #MLKDay #NBCNews

  • @jamelbeaner3341
    @jamelbeaner3341 Před 9 lety +22

    I enjoyed this interview with Martin Luther King Jr. This is the best assignment I had since in been in this course. PHI 103

  • @booloob
    @booloob Před 4 lety +4

    LOVE THIS MAN..... He oozes wisdom.

  • @stephanielegrand2121
    @stephanielegrand2121 Před 6 lety +1

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not an ignorant man. He was a excellent, and powerful speaker who was not afraid to speak out against injustice. His legacy lives on!

  • @patearly9492
    @patearly9492 Před 3 lety +2

    May Martin Luther King rest in peace and God bless his family and everyone

  • @robertofodase
    @robertofodase Před 12 lety +18

    Dr. King , is the only inteligent man in the clip.
    I'm proudly color blind!

    • @JodySoul
      @JodySoul Před 4 lety +2

      @B K I second your statement. We are a culture of Diversity, and seeing people of different colors and embracing them and being aware of their struggle and humanity is how we move forward. Can't be blind to struggle!

  • @realnewyorker7086
    @realnewyorker7086 Před 8 lety +10

    Lol I like how at the end the pull out cigarettes and start lighting them up.

  • @reneangulotrujillo1
    @reneangulotrujillo1 Před 8 lety +23

    The greatest conscious we have ever produced!!!

  • @michelaraujo9567
    @michelaraujo9567 Před 5 lety +13

    Unfortunately this press looks so disrespectful , they interrupted doctor king during the entire interview , their intentions are clear for me.

  • @AmyKrugerDKCCB
    @AmyKrugerDKCCB Před 9 lety +13

    *Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ,
    I personally wish I would have had the chance to meet you as that would have been an Honor!!!* , *Everything you did was very brave of you to do in 1965 as my family member's did fight for the rights with you!!!* , *I am from the north and I have never agreed with our government or the other idiots that treated others with total disrespect* , *I am a firm believer that this ENTIRE WORLD should live in peace & harmony with each other just like GOD intended it to be* , *Rest In Peace*

  • @larrywoodgeard1649
    @larrywoodgeard1649 Před 9 lety +27

    This kind of speech and representation is entirely absent from the civil rights leaders today. He was the first and last effective civil rights leader.

  • @whiskeybrown262
    @whiskeybrown262 Před 4 lety +2

    He has the cool focus of a Jedi master. He remains on point , unprovoked & unbothered

  • @Elize0805
    @Elize0805 Před 4 lety +37

    Watching this in June 2020. After the murder of George Floyd, and while protests are ongoing. A bit sad that Dr Martin Luther King's dream is still a dream. But hopeful like him, that something good will come out of this.

    • @johnnovak5449
      @johnnovak5449 Před 4 lety +1

      a great man. if he lived today he would never be satisfied with anything. he was a true rebel

    • @quann06
      @quann06 Před 4 lety +2

      He accomplished a lot. Some of his dream has come true. Everything wasn't solved as he died before he could continue his mark on the world but he solved a lot.

    • @AlphaLeaderZ
      @AlphaLeaderZ Před 4 lety +3

      If you believe that then that is sad. You can never get rid of racism. However life in 2020 is not even close to comparable in mlk's time. His dream was achieved. To think 2020 is even close to mlk and x's time is just laughable.

    • @miltonlevant2290
      @miltonlevant2290 Před 4 lety

      Man to man is unjust

    • @tsangelicaallen3180
      @tsangelicaallen3180 Před 3 lety

      @B K right!!!!!

  • @lifestraight
    @lifestraight Před 6 lety +4

    Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr.

  • @CGwithEd
    @CGwithEd Před 10 lety +12

    Fantastic man!

  • @cartergarrett5905
    @cartergarrett5905 Před 3 lety

    I was born in 1965. A Civil Rights birth/"Civil Rights Baby!!" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a gift from God. Reverend King was respected when he appeared on a tv program. We didn't see the arguments, with folk talking over one another to get a point across. A respectful exchange.
    Dr. King was not interrupted like what you see today on many news networks, and today's Meet the Press. Thank God for Dr. Billy Graham and Dr. Martin Luther King back in the 50s and 60s. Men Of Faith. Men Of Wisdom.

  • @justmyopinion9883
    @justmyopinion9883 Před 9 měsíci +1

    RIP, Dr Martin Luther King. 🙏🏽
    August 17, 2023.

  • @clarazin6826
    @clarazin6826 Před 4 lety +9

    Don't worry Martin it's gonna happen, we are on our way, we never gave up

  • @user-xb5jp5wl9m
    @user-xb5jp5wl9m Před 3 lety +4

    MLK was at a different level intellectualy. He spoke in a progressive way that was beyond anyone else's thought process during this time..

  • @kimberlywallace3121
    @kimberlywallace3121 Před 2 lety +1

    He was very intelligent. He was on top of every question and I’m sure they were amazed at his intellect.

  • @benstevinson764
    @benstevinson764 Před 3 lety +1

    Rest in Peace! Dr Martin Luther King Jr 🇺🇸 God Bless America! 🇺🇸🗽

  • @jeffcollins9995
    @jeffcollins9995 Před 5 lety +5

    It's very revealing that the interviewer is more concerned with the demonstrations than with what the demonstrations are about.

  • @ChrisB10
    @ChrisB10 Před 9 lety +47

    He would be disgusted with a lot of stuff going on today obviously with racism but also the way some blacks act and the hip hop culture which can be classless at times. I listen to old NY hip hop but I dont think he fought to glamourize selling kilos, being a womanizer and shooting your fellow blacks because they stepped on your Jordans. But anyways the amount of courage he had is almost incomprehensible. IMO he's one of the greatest, most intelligent, strongest indivisuals to ever walk planet Earth. It's sad we idolize pro athletes and not people like him more. RIP

    • @ChrisB10
      @ChrisB10 Před 9 lety +4

      It's almost unimaginable to think not that long ago a President would call a civil rights march "silly". Shocking, sad and disgusting to see how blacks were treated.

    • @paulettelittle7500
      @paulettelittle7500 Před 5 lety

      ChrisB10

    • @shaunatate
      @shaunatate Před 5 lety

      @@ChrisB10 you can say the same thing today. Our marches and protests are still called silly and pointless.

    • @shaunatate
      @shaunatate Před 5 lety +1

      @@ChrisB10 He would also understand that a lot of what you criticize was actually CAUSED by the government. Offering empathy as to why they made those choices.

    • @miyaharris4320
      @miyaharris4320 Před 5 lety

      I think he would be happy because black success is at its peak

  • @karenhudson6711
    @karenhudson6711 Před 2 lety +1

    His addressing the question from meet the press is so reelevate today.

  • @fahkoondoh
    @fahkoondoh Před 12 lety +2

    I admire the calm with which he spoke. I admire how he was prepared to answer all those questions completely sure of what he was saying. What at that time was not evident to a lot of people, it was already evident to him and he worked hard to make that truth clear to us all. Thank you, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!

  • @beautytube1
    @beautytube1 Před 12 lety +3

    He's awesome! he talks so classy!

  • @AmericanDreamAlbum
    @AmericanDreamAlbum Před 4 lety +8

    This is what happens when 5 guys with jobs meet a man with a calling from God!

    • @nlrmoldw1712
      @nlrmoldw1712 Před 4 lety

      @ AmericanDreamAlbum
      Love it! Brings to mind the image of Moses confronting Pharaoh. Or should I say, Pharaoh foolishly defying God Himself. And we all know the outcome of that woeful event. History and time bears out the truth of the saying that the Pharaohs of the world never learn. Fortunately for the world, God will not be moved. It’s a sick world we live in. Skin color and greed and...!

  • @InspirationalChatter
    @InspirationalChatter Před 12 lety +1

    Dr. King spoke so eloquently and articulated his position so well. He truly is an inspirational leader. Thank You doctor king for paving the way for me. You truly are an inspiration.

  • @daviddesouza9399
    @daviddesouza9399 Před rokem

    An inspiration for all those who lose focus on the discussion points. It’s so easy to get worked up and lose focus!!!
    Saw this sometime back still so inspiring. It should be used in all journalism schools…. In fact all schools!!

  • @cooliel5342
    @cooliel5342 Před 11 lety +4

    This footage is great. Observe how he is teaching the interviewers in addition to all the viewers at home. The revolutionary ideas of the righteous man will always cast fear and doubt in the minds of the wicked man and the ignorant man.

  • @thecirron
    @thecirron Před 12 lety +8

    A person like this only comes ones in a life time .
    Ones MLKJ.

  • @paulfitzpatrick8850
    @paulfitzpatrick8850 Před 10 lety

    It's nice that you put up this program from the archives. Can you fix the aspect ratio so it's not stretched to fit a wide screen?

  • @redfusiond
    @redfusiond Před 12 lety +2

    I'm white and I have an immense amount of respect for this man. Not because racism and segregation has been something I could identify with in my own personal life, but because the amount of courage and sacrifice (ultimately resulting in his death) to stand up for what is right against seemly impossible odds is heroic. We need more people like Dr. Martin Luther King today, and I will try to shape my life in accordance with his example of extraordinary bravery.

  • @zigradel8640
    @zigradel8640 Před 9 lety +8

    Wow incredible interview. In the sense that MLK stands strong against these prejudiced assholes. It is one thing to give a speech, but another to defend himself in this bad intentions interview.

  • @coriw.5283
    @coriw.5283 Před 10 lety +16

    I love his response to Communism.

  • @johnnyv3253
    @johnnyv3253 Před 3 lety +2

    The same words this man spoke of 50+ years ago, that we are STILL having to deal with today!

  • @musicofMEC
    @musicofMEC Před 12 lety +1

    SUCH A POWERFUL VOICE!

  • @homebrewman231
    @homebrewman231 Před 10 lety +3

    If not for this man where would we be today?

  • @nathanieldeckard581
    @nathanieldeckard581 Před 5 lety +18

    "We don't have demonstration fever."

  • @richardthompson6551
    @richardthompson6551 Před 4 lety +1

    Dr King was so brilliant, I think they hated the fact that he was so intelligent.

  • @glenndesouza5457
    @glenndesouza5457 Před 2 lety +1

    Old days good questions and speaker answers not interrupt and all polite Good old days

  • @ivalinapasse2469
    @ivalinapasse2469 Před 4 lety +3

    Dr.King an Eloquent Speaker.

  • @angeljones4278
    @angeljones4278 Před 5 lety +3

    If the most high God used anyone in this century Martin Luther King was definitely one of them highly intelligent and moved with the power and the anointing of the most high God just as Moses did when he went before pharaoh

  • @missy5585
    @missy5585 Před 10 lety +1

    I love him and I wasn't even born during this era, but thank God almighty for what was imparted in him to take a stance and till this day people are still trying to put away their differences and learning to accept love one another for who we are. I say to the human race...let us love one another, help one another. Lets keep the peace and remember no one on the face of this earth has any control over the way you were born but does have control over actions and choices.

  • @ellenhickson6208
    @ellenhickson6208 Před 4 lety +2

    Greatness. Touched by the Hand of God

  • @felixx8279
    @felixx8279 Před 2 lety +3

    Voting rights without barriers, an immediate end to police brutality, uplift out of poverty, and government agencies be in line with law and order: These are the same battles/wants we are fighting today.

  • @SagesseNoir
    @SagesseNoir Před 4 lety +3

    I wonder whether the second interviewer ever read Dr. King's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail"?

  • @WonderMagician
    @WonderMagician Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for making your interview of Dr. King available. Our history.

  • @briannacole-ff1ph
    @briannacole-ff1ph Před rokem +1

    It was very heartwarming as if he was still here it like he never to God be the glory