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he is such a brave for young men percent I hope I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham if you don't keep you in a second that's a w and I want you to know we can be out there today call Addis Ababa y'all be careful okay I will not rest until we are able to make this kind of witness in this city we did produce a non-segregated March Superman what is the color on a bathroom downtown to play and grow outstanding enough playing. think about any outside help you know where the entrance is right more equal in 1963 when I was 12 years old I live in Flint Michigan with my dad my mom my Angelic little sister Joetta and my trouble older brother Byron and by troubled I mean he was always getting into trouble I remember a lot about that you have first day of spring it was so cold that he spit the sloppy I asked you before I hit the ground was even cold inside our house maybe it was a cold or maybe it was Byron's troubles somehow on that March day when we all sat close together today lights and heat they had deals going to Birmingham for the summer was born and spring has already sprung down south in Atlanta Georgia temperatures are expected to reach the mid-70s this week I've seen in so long you should listen to Hank Anderson made a bad choice Lady Gaga until it make sure you get the facts straight phone in Cambodia name is that exact Daniel Watson you stop right there you don't want start about hambone hambone Henderson and more knots and lumps on his head dinosaur give me dirty looks as a sub would you rather be cool like it Daddy or would you rather be clown I have a can Eli be a ham bone that's a Watson Noggin Henderson proposed to your mom at the same time that I did and he fought dirty to he told her a pack of lies about me and when she didn't believe them he start telling lies about Flynn Winona I hear tell that far up north Saint Paul's be cold in the inside of ice box that I sent it in the movie yeah I think it was made in Flint go to know I think it was made up in Flint Flint Michigan is that Folks up there they live in these things called that is like in an igloo and knew I should listen to Hank. Maybe you would have had some lumpy heads instead of peanut head but at least you have been warm and you know Birmingham is a good place life is slower than but people are good church-going people friendly colored only you know that's not what things aren't perfect down there but people are more honest about the way they feel and the folks down there do know how to respect their parents and I really do miss my mom okay okay okay I'm going to call the landlord again see if he can get over here now and fix this furnace but if you can't get up can you get up off that car get up come on I'm not doing your part not playing either how much do I don't care what you do to make sure I got something to do right now Noah Square forget you not taking me again at all the Snowballs not right La Coronavirus oh my word it's okay sweetheart it's got stuck in a little bit for y'all doing this happens if people lived in Flint Michigan my whole life and I've never seen anyone with that lip stuff to window I don't know what to do should we do some hot water on the window the warm-up and we can pull them off Byron don't worry baby we can get you over here and I don't know who Caleb boy you owe me to call Hot Lips stop being a little brown Bumblebee you know what I have to do something no one doing anything hurt you right right if we're okay we're going to do I didn't see it before you let go of that one though I bet it's like a giant rubber band for a snack away from the class guess what Denis O'Brien wild comic book criminal but the terrible accident at into a superhero the lipless superheroes for a small thing and so cold window how's the weather warmed up Bart and his friend butthead we're happy to be on the streets after being cooped up inside we all were but Byron and bump heads together for dangerous what up punk going to learn something they say these two life one day are you okay Kenny the only thing worse than a pagan bible around when they weren't it was like open season on me for the other kids to jump me sometimes and bags had to cut class rushing back to school on those days it was particularly rough on me like it was my phone I stretched on numerous occasions the important me Familia with literature and I will remind you the vital Importance of Being able to read well and to be able to say I want to give you a demonstration the only possibilities and disregard I want you to know we can be Kenneth Watson come on in here respect your fellow students call me on the show Mayans that because I like to read I was a target for torture and ridicule I was so nervous I couldn't open up my book good thing I didn't need it this the poem by Langston Hughes in 1935 America be America again let America be America again let it be the dream that used to be young man. And hope to profit power Dane of cropland we the people who starred in the land mines press the rivers mountains and end this playing oh all the stretch green States make America America Bravo outstanding mystery why is it was me baby coming out their pockets serious folding money every time they put me all right I figured they're going to tease me or beat me up just like that Bob and save my neck he could be like that sometimes you just never knew what the baron you're going to get Byron do you really think Jamie behind the couch is going to fix my doll's arm and see what happened Joey remember when we had that big math test he went behind the sofa to study and yes we're ready got to sleep behind the couch I wasn't sure if I believed but just in case sometimes I study back there anyway yeah yeah I want you to go to Mitchell's and get some milk a loaf of bread and small can of tomato paste for dinner go by itself Byron call some milk a loaf of bread and a small can of tomato paste in town and outside the South voices were round why the federal government was not involved I understand grown-ups after Byron got busted stealing from it it wasn't supposed to be outside the house at all was like he couldn't help himself he couldn't stay out of trouble he kept digging deeper and deeper Byron with out of control action enemy parachutes attack America get shot down over Flint River by Captain Byron Watson and his flamethrower of death take sticks download MyQ app such a brave Soldier deserves our respect so we give him a Burial at Sea mama cry one more time one more one more time I'm going to do it you have left me no choice he won't do it again when we were in Jo-Ann's news he needs to learn a very important lesson with a hat on in this house Mama what have you done Byron I got in a conch a process I do a butter a ton of trouble what is going on oh man on your head still take off one of those is by mistake what are you doing nothing he's whistling and cutting off Power Ranger come on with me and leave them alone yes Mama adini did it cut it out it's just a little after shave Mrs Watson I would like to introduce you to your lawn Sun from Siam his Royal Highness Ms Watson you can't possibly do not it this is your child but as you can see he has a lot of Stan's blood in them look at these I can't believe you my son don't want to walk around looking like some pimp or Hustler or white boy none of what you are so you go you get the broom and dustpan you clean up you go in your room and stay in your room you old enough now you've been told enough now we got to do something about it beat it tough old lady but why does she think she got a yelling into the phone every time we talk I don't know why we didn't catch on to something different was really going to happen this time my mom and dad started acting real strange but I talked to Grandma Sands right now leaning yeah Don Byron what do you think Juliana's ladies and gentlemen introducing the newest addition to the brown bomber are very own oh man when is Cadillac made too much way too much the ultimate via the true tone ABC 100 model the ultra Glide and as I am sure such a fine and intelligent looking family such as this it is Mr and Mrs Watson in this is your son is this this isn't our son this is just a little juvenile delinquent boy that we feel sorry for let us follow us around some of the time travel real son has hair hey hey hey hey hey turn all the time because if I see him over there playing with the knobs on that record player I might just pull his fingers off his hand woo woo I see you have such a beautiful oh yes we are very proud did you tell him yet it can wait uh-oh this sounds like the way me and barn find out we're going to have a sister children in a few days if your dad is going to get some vacation time and we're going to drive to Birmingham and y'all know I haven't been back home in a while time for us to see our family and for you to get to know you something let me know when we get there your daddy stay for a few days and we will stay for the night because we have a long trip has 15 hours down there once we get around Cincinnati ain't nothing but hillbilly music and depending on how things go stay with Grandma sayings like that but you left us no other we had heard so many horrible stories about how strict grandma says was the thought of living with her was so terrible that your brain would throw it out as soon as it came in then telling you Byron you've been given warning after warning but instead of a when you getting worse you've cut school so much with the way things have been by here three times and see what's wrong with you you've been lighting fires you been fighting you stole from the Mitchell food fair mouse traps in the backyard for the Firebirds that's just too much Byron but they have all that nonsense going on not I never thought I said but maybe does the Birmingham happy get your priorities straight and best of all days no butt pad no no let him go Daniel Smoothie King the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa campus news on tight security guard as Governor Wallace appeals for calm as he stands in the doorway to prevent to  students registering at the University he made a campaign promise to prevent integration of the last all white State University that we're going going to be around cat sorry about that that's a tough break man you couldn't figure a way out huh down south country fried writing a stupid car not going to say one word. that's a long ride that's right I'm not going to talk to me crazy listen I got one for my bedroom if you need a man I work at the lights out I'll be here waiting for you thanks bye what would I do without you keep asking myself that same question I miss is watching by Joey why did want to keep you I just want to give Joey this Angel she's been so wonderful and Sunday school and she's just an angel herself I did not tell you she look just like Joy look at that smile let me see that the only thing about a smile to look like Joey to me but the angel Harlowton on her right cheek to thank you mrs. Davidson you're welcome child will miss you in Sunday school and they walk yeah what's wrong that dog doesn't look at all like me where I can see how it might remind her of you look at that dimple she's white I can't say she is in but an angels an angel what do you think maybe but I know that Angels name is not Joetta Watson that's not Kenny by when you come with us for a while you might like to spend it in our room come on by you bunking with us wasn't me come on we got to go on the road right now okay listen up they won today we left at 5 a.m. by the time I get to Tennessee the sun'll be up and we can travel in daylight daylight is what's best for us and that should get us to Cincinnati Johnson says this is clean dressed up there can I see a journal why is that bro trying to land on a flower and then she get highly offended well play four squares my eyes roll tide on the road Town Alabama wow that is a long ride thank you thank you let's go are we going to work to record play what do you mean I won't be playing it quite a bit yet because we can carry wkzo all the way down at the Ohio and they play pretty good music to play it sure okay we'll go by seniority getting shoulder Talking Tom I said No Nonsense and I don't mean maybe can you turn it up programs to be cut off news yesterday in Birmingham there was another bombing in the North Smithfield section how do you spell Zuri tell Joey punctual what's the weather in the toilet or you like those huh for a while you mean if I got to use the bathroom I got to go outside so nasty thing like that don't contain I remember those out houses we can go visit my grandma in the country and she used to keep a catalog Inside Out house so when you were done you know doing your business you had to do it man that definitely my favorite song now just for Kenny Watson of the famous Watson's I play his favorite song all right how do you lift your leg can I know I've been thinking I've been thinking about changing all I need to country names when we go back to Michigan so I'll clean them you will be home and you know do you have to have to name your name is Daisy Mae and your mother well just stay alone cuz I don't believe we can find a more country we're going to get up the whole way outside his home in Jackson in his arms what Mount Vernon it may sound funny but I love yourself I don't use to live anywhere else there's land here with a man can raise cattle and I'm going to do that someday they are lakes where a man can sink a hook and fight back there's room here for my children to play and grow and become good citizens if the white man will let them we finally arrived in Birmingham and after all there are no outhouses but I would soon learn that we look a little closer cuz like you were in a different world babies with home YouTube he'll come out when you get your grandma a hug it's so nice to see your grandmas and just as pretty and Swedish want to be are you calling this a bad time yes ma'am you grew up to be a fine-looking boy that's crazy get on just fine what you think by my family my beautiful this is mr. Rob I heard Marinette would you expect bye-bye thought dad good morning Kenny morning by morning mister Robert we are boys going to get used to the heat so is he too old we have you never was a good hunting dog but he's a great God. Call trouble. Trouble Boston colorful moved up here and started building on this nice homes some Pokemon her  she said body but you ain't got to work we got topic the mailman won't even come to this house in the backyard one date on it good see a little boy with a big dog that dog obey. No boy Byron Kenny but Grandma your mother is in the kitchen going how did you think about it good morning kiddo good morning Mama really hot tonight black folks leaving town about you Mama all right up here by yourself and you know you can always move in with us you know I ain't going nowhere this is my home ain't nobody going to run me out of here to look after Robert Mister Robert seems like a nice enough man but I was wondering when was Francis right after y'all half of my good friends but when did he move in here what is it that's bothering you why don't you just say what's on your mind don't understand why you never told me he was living here where is his house things are different from what they were when you left there everything is changing your dad has been gone for almost 20 years now and Robert is my dearest friend I like having him around to protect this house him and the dog and Joey Kenny you coming so Kenny finish up and go get dressed and leave you two alone let him catch up don't have a good time now it's just going to take me a little while hey what's that smell fried onions burgers hotel is right behind Ian from around here are you he's bored they don't know how we do things down here in Birmingham come on y'all let's go mr. Robert let's go now I hear right now what's the problem if you don't need to talk to him like that they're not come around here around all the time starting trouble if you go on before I call the police and have you arrested my lady was so mad what do we do to her I'm going back to that window this is not the answer you better care this is for Real down here and if you don't follow the rules you can get seriously hurt so while we're down here follow the rules. And can you just need to know what the rules are you be okay how do I know if I'm in the way when I just wanted to buy a hot dog but you get used to it I don't think so Mister Robert what can we go to fish and swimming and do something to pick up parts. she was the prettiest little thing Jesus was screaming like a monkey oh here they are y'all have a good time we had a little incident but Mister Roberts showed us what a fish is swimming would seem to help or you know I'm not going to take your grandkids anywhere in your car I know you'll never forget that these kids what to get her got that right children are you remember stay away from Kyle's landing at whirlpool in that water is dangerous you hear me what's a Whopper Play Down by the swing by what happened to your leg I got hurt during the marshes vividly picture what they went through hey wait I want to march to what in the world student when I turn my back for those of you who want to leave I won't stop you and since I won't see you walk out I won't be able to mark you at everybody was so excited about the March that we couldn't keep the kids away not even Sara dr. Martin Luther King has said countless times non-violence is the key in the fight to break the of Oppression in Birmingham that oppression is manifested as segregation in all the schools all the stores and I would love to count I'm in the world sees you walking in peace praying for justice segregation will fall when Birmingham equal the entire country has become more equal than you have the power to make that happen exit the door you walk north of 6th Avenue and you will go out in groups of 50 are the goal of this March is to get arrested when the police approached you go with him and peace no violence I would progress and gaining Freedom depends on your ability to refrain from any Irvine you must remove anything that might appear to be a weapon switchblades are you ready to move for justice but thank you turn around and go home and let nobody turn me around I'm going to keep on Walking Tall brothers and sisters I can't believe these are my cousins experience things I'd only ever seen on TV that's what they want everybody was talking about how successful like a thousand kids went to jail Junior I didn't get arrested there was so many kids from all over the Birmingham area that not everybody can get arrested in one day so Sarah and I went back the next day Naomi even came with us our whole class was there be today then everything went wild I turn the fire hoses in dogs what you scared of freedom is more important than anything but you keep saying that we meet we want to be equal we want everything the white kids get we get the old books we could do our own unit search for sports and then get everything new to all is going to be ahead because they get everything first but people got hurt sometimes people get hurt in a fight but you still got to do what you got to do did you end up in jail for almost 2 weeks 2 weeks at school what your parents do parents supported us their kind of proud of us so our teachers I can see the wheels turning in Byron's head I think I made Mom and Daddy proud of him for going to jail he was going to try right now are you all still marching will see some folks trying to keep us out of the schools the law don't matter to some folks they try to keep us out we'll just March again I go out there with you guys go down stay together now come on good afternoon I like four tickets to Kill a Mockingbird $1 thank you you know where the entrance is right I'm so no it was up to me we'd all go through the same door well enjoy the show and stay together we can share this one I couldn't understand my white folks but colored people right over their heads when they treated them so me I know what you make it don't do it and by the time you wake up I'll be halfway home so I may need you to be the man of this household while I'm gone can you do that for me I know you can but will you what do you mean I mean I would like my family down here in the segregated South now without me but I don't have a choice I got to go to work and your mother wants to spend some time with my mother before you because your actions have real car went to down here you are the one I know I can count on the mother not hard on you because we see the potential that you have you know if you worked at it you be just as good as skinny as a school Kenny just kids so please keep an eye on him for me I think Birmingham has been hard on them all right I can't believe how fast things have changed now that was pressing buttons look after me I told him I could take care of myself that I wasn't just going back to the punk call Mancari's Landing let's go to her grandmas and said about that little boy who got lost water even Sarah said it isn't safe what is that thing called that you said got him you know one of the pool is don't you he's evil twin brother don't know whenever it's hot in the water little cousin said they don't swim out there Byron what is the wolf who comes down to where we're going can't you swim down and get people to come on Kenny you know what grandma saying said what kind of the three careful here too I'm going to Collier's Landing I'm not scared of woohoo I'm not a scaredy-cat I don't need you looking out for me all the time not playing I'm a show you ain't nothing to be scared of I'm going to call his Landing Pokemon giant squares Primo brother get off me. who was real I saw it catch your breath it's your birthday are you feeling card hey by Big Show and Tell Mom about Collier's Landing no problem baby bro you probably will be tired all day so I take it easy about you yeah don't worry I'll cover for you they will blame me anyway so it's in my best interest to look out for you anyone Pasco I'll tell them I tired you out running around the lake I'm going back to sleep Cricket kept me up all night hey by go home oh no may be able to do some good down here what you still on your TV if you don't have to I don't know but sitting down here is much harder than living at home this is your home can I make it work grandma left you never came back I was a long time before you come back down here again Boosie what is the Let It Shine Let It Shine Let It Shine guess what they need to know cuz I have to make sure I practice all the songs and know how to run Servin okay my mommy please where are we were supposed to be home in time to get ready for school by the 17th we can miss one day I love the shirt is even better than our church in Flint. Talk to you later I have to happen a little squirt is you think we're okay to walk home forever that was just an opposite direction of where we should be all right all right the shores yes baby he's a lawyer in the white folks I'm mad about all the work he's been doing in the courts to get them five color children into the white school not too close don't worry now so much been going on this year we've been lucky pray to wherever that explosion was of nobody got hurt will you can't protect them from it they live in it too take me so long to come back down there but you're here now the crowd at the mall has reached more than 200,000 bigger than the most optimistic forecasts demonstrator coronavirus people out there so wonderful to see all of these young people I mean this entire stand up and demand something more for themselves so proud I think it's wonderful to I just worried for the safety especially for the younger children and I will want my babies out there March will you please grab your uncle going to get an ID in the here especially I know they're on the side of right I think it's cool Junior saying in March I would have gone out there anywhere trouble is where you want to be Byron what about you can you think you would have wanted to protest all of them people talking about making the country better for us. It just reminds me how far I have come y'all have no idea how lucky you all are and I was growing up in the country we have to be up in the DACA morning before the sun come up to start plowing the dirt to plant the crops from this growing my dad it was so cool a team had a mule I was demew but it's true your mom don't know nothing about no hard work either going to be in Birmingham it was hard in them days seeing all the changes everybody's trying to make so that we can all live better it's a beautiful thing try to picture Grandma's hands with the plow in the back all the think was this woman was so strong with me instead of feeling proud I felt scared not going to Sunday school I'm going to church your mom instead of Sunday school I'm about to head over there and come back and change it for church I don't know what a shoulder shrug mean I guess so come here I know y'all getting ready to leave I want you to know I'm really going to I have enjoyed our visit maybe next time I'll come visit you up there at Grandma what was it that you said was in the water at Collier woohoo yeah you got to stay away from now well not quite I got you a little something special day at our church but I had to admit those heels make Joey shine how old you look good Joe it all right now but come in let me fix that right okay y'all better get going so you won't be late I'd like some sugar go Joey you look really pretty I'm sure you going to do good in the choir and helping with the service today Kenny I should cut off with her friends I couldn't help with things three of them made of the Red White and Blue the American flag can you last one more night just one can you believe I'm ready to back to Flint to really why do you think I left you in the first place I couldn't take that colored water fountain back of the bus way of living. I want my children to grow up like that what about Grandma today she's always said this is her home and no one is going to drive her out stronger than I I don't like to hear either but you have fun open my sayings and do an amazing good friend I missed you guys so I left early for the pedal to the metal and got here as soon as I can tonight at the 15 hours straight I need some rest first you are really ready to go home huh back home not you to even me yeah but that was back everything's alright I was actually looking forward to Joey's church service you all right oh no no no no no you stay here with your brother you watch Kenny bye someone called and said somebody bumped his church how to go how to get back here so fast Mommy show me so beautiful what is Mama and Daddy beautiful angel I'm No Angel my girl Wrong With You Kenny beautiful girl angel I knew you would be can you please stop playing we need to do something sorry Joey almost got me I got you two stop acting crazy we have to go find everyone they may be looking for us so I can't go back out there I got me put my get you poop poop the wolfoo Woody talking about it was there I saw it because this guy it was a explosion Sorry Charlie tell me you're scaring me do and I both know that bomb went off at the church call me and Daddy are probably looking for us we had to go find them now told you he was real daddy vine after the church bombing you can get out of Birmingham fast enough most handsome is Robert refused to come with us to Birmingham with their home was issued principal they said Grandma fans called a couple of times since the police to know did it but everyone else had no idea but hold responsible I bumped the four little girls couple more as it applies to other people to the hospital can't stop wondering about the little girl who she was us on the rebel I sure hope Cannon knows how proud We are on boy I love him so much he is such a brave executive Jack and there's another one coming in to I look at myself in a real long Tomatoes reflection being a pirate looks like the floodgates opened up and all the pain from the summer just poured out shut up and cry if you want I want to do that Byron little girls like that I don't know Mom and Dad said they can't help themselves said I did it because I sick but I don't know I never heard of no signals that makes you kill little girls just because you don't want them in your school. What happened I want it girls we all did Kenny it's nothing wrong with being sad about that and I'm sad about it real scary part 2 I should have saved her could've been done no way no how let that little girl put the poo poo head. Eagles start talking a Whirlpool Mexican are you I told you that the wolf who was made up when I was fighting in that water was your little stupid behind it was a no one else in that water but you and me I know better Christina you stopped talking at Womack I'm going to leave you when you cry by yourself the rest of your life officially Google scare me away what is brave enough to fight him like you know right she came looking for you how can you believe in something something so stupid as magic powers of Jeannie living behind the couch but I believe that there was something I say Joey not feeling like those girls can you things in life ain't never going to be fair I understand that's the way it is keep on stepping let me know happy face about time you cut this mess up Mom and Dad starting to think a little behind is on the blank let me catch you back there again you don't got no cause to be scared of nothing smart enough to figure this one out for yourself dies he getting it from the top down of itself real baby breath Rihanna I sure wish I knew who my real it just ain't no way to focus ugly is your mom and daddy could ever have a child as fun as me is everything okay bye a pawn watch yourself you hear me but you definitely yeah I heard you Larry Dunn what still trying to say and leave me alone can't hurt me are you going to pay for that at the school thought you work out weekend can a President Johnson sign the Civil Rights legislation outlawing discrimination based on race religion and gender Barbie I'm about to not being anything like magic powers and genies am I not be magically when you jump over a rabbit out of a hat but the magic of Love could overcome and Justice act against fear and he'll any women

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