I love it. And they did, and they did. So they went to Selma to get the president some power. Dr. King understood that it's not about the people and power. It's about the power in the people. And that's how John Lewis and others ended up on that bridge and crossing that bridge with brute force, under the color of law, on the other side of that bridge, ready to bludgeon them before they allowed them to vote. (02:20–27:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that Dr. King believed in the power of the people rather than those in positions of power.
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