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to this place have offered your full measure may men take note of this and change their ways - for by this act let the truth go forth and it shall make us free - for we shall overcome
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Dr King leaves the church briskly with Archbishop Lavanos and Walter Reuther and Rev Abernathy
Mr Johnson has asked us to meet him back here in front of the church after the march to return to Montgomery before dark for Rte 80 is extremely dangerous at night.
He says look at the line oh this will be a beautiful march - we look ahead to the barriers - and see the
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Troopers with machine guns, the cars filled - we look back and see black men, white men and women children - as far back as we see and the line turns the corner - the Troopers are there too - we look to the right through the houses, the Troopers are there too -
We are silent.
The moment has come - we are not afraid - we have all the dignity we posses at hand - we have our life on the line - each of us feels this in each our own way - as we move I pray - I thank so many for this moment, I walk now for the spirit. I remember souls whom have touched me, I pray for them - for