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  • I will now hear testimony from the plaintiffs.

  • Mr Gray.

  • Your Honor, you will hear testimony from the victims who were beaten and bludgeoned in the quest for freedom, for the right to vote and to self determine the fact of the matter.

  • Your honor is that the incidents that occurred cannot be disputed these particular circumstances.

  • We'll paint a thorough picture of the horrific events endured in Selma.

  • Very well.

  • You may proceed, Mr King.

  • You went out on that bridge and direct violation there.

  • Judge's orders.

  • You deliberately disobeyed this judge and the governor, did you?

  • Not.

  • Thousands of people came to Selma aroused by Sunday's brutal acts exacted by officials with the city of Selma in the state of Alabama.

  • I felt if I had not led the march, pent up emotions and inner tensions would have led to an uncontrollable retaliatory situation a violent situation on both sides.

  • I don't need any of your preaching and printed in here.

  • You here, I want an answer.

  • Objection.

  • Watch it, counselor.

  • Trying very hard job.

  • Try harder, counselor.

  • It seems basic to our constitutional principles that the extent of the right to assemble demonstrate in March along the highway in a peaceful manner ought to be commiserated with the enormity of the wrongs that are being protested and petitioned against.

  • In this case, the wrong are enormous.

  • Therefore, the extent of the right to demonstrate in an estimated five day march from Selma to Montgomery has been approved accordingly.

  • Thank God there's no further business with this court.

  • These proceedings are concluded with our thanks to the living.

  • Good day, Yeah.

I will now hear testimony from the plaintiffs.

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